What makes an effective leader and what makes for a good board? Should executives and directors run for the hills or can leadership roles be fulfilling? These are some themes I’ve been mulling over, spurred by recent questions from Women on Boards (WOB) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT). As a longtime WOB member, I was delighted to be asked by their team to share my governance perspectives and experiences as part of WOB’s 20-year anniversary celebrations. The WOB

This year has been transformative. It’s truly been a time of positive change in finalizing my PhD study on nonprofit innovation, sharing the study’s findings at seminars and conferences across the globe, having two more studies published, and gaining new practitioner roles where I’ve been able to directly apply my research insights. In addition to my ongoing position as Charley’s Chocolate Advisory Board Member, in early 2024, I became a Queensland University of Technology (Q