One Minute Governance
By Matt Fullbrook
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Season 5 is live! New episodes every Monday and Thursday. This season, we’re exploring questions that directors need to *answer*.
Are you a director, senior executive, investor, or someone who’s just curious about corporate governance? Tune in for insights about how things work inside and outside the boardroom, based on 20 years of experience and interactions with thousands of directors from around the world. Each episode lasts about one minute and will provide you with questions to ask yourself, your board and your management team, designed to optimize the way your organization makes decisions.
Matt Fullbrook is a corporate governance researcher, educator and advisor located in Toronto.
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BONUS: Board evaluations don't work...but they could!
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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New from Sound-Up Governance: Are design and good governance the same thing?
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Sound-Up Governance is back on January 20th
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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252. Season 5 wrap-up
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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251. What is the point of the question I'm about to ask?
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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250. What, specifically, are we going to do better next time?
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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249. Are we compromising instead of being intentional?
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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248. Is the way we do things valuable for our owners/members?
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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247. Is the way we do things working for management?
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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246. Is the way we do things working for my fellow board members?
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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245. Is the way we do things working for me?
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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244. What are we excited about?
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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243. What are we afraid of?
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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242. Is the way we do things likely to make the world a better place?
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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241. How much should we obsess over our customers' needs and desires?
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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240. How well do we really know and trust each other?
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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239. What's one thing we do that's completely useless?
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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238. What are three things we wish management would explain to us in greater detail?
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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237. What are three things we wish management would explain to us in simpler language?
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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236. Are we sure we use our experts well?
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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235. What's at the top of our expertise wish list?
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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234. How might we empower our loudest directors to be better listeners?
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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233. How might we empower our quietest directors to make an impact?
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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232. How many of us wish our work were more spontaneous?
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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231. How many of us wish our work were more structured?
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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230. How many of us would benefit from an occasional change in scenery?
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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229. How many of us would like our board meetings to be more creative?
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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228. How might subtraction help to solve our stickiest problems?
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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227. Is our pain really necessary?
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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BONUS: Matt's Australia/New Zealand Roadshow
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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226. What are the most painful elements of our meetings?
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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225. What might *I* do to make things a bit better?
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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224. Is benchmarking a sensible way to set CEO pay?
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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223. How do we really know if our CEO is doing an awesome job?
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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222. What *really* motivates our CEO?
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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221. How, specifically, do our board evaluations make us better?
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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220. How do we hope to spend our time?
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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219. What information do we hope to receive?
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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218. What conversations do we hope to have at the next board meeting?
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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217. What do we actually know about AI?
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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216. When was the last time we asked management how we might do a better job? (Question #14)
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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215. To what extent does the stuff we do get in management's way? (Question #13)
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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214. To what extent does the stuff we do help management? (Question #12)
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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213. Why is our boardroom laid out the way it is? (Question #11)
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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212. What existential threats might the business face? (Question #10)
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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211. To what extent does every director really understand the business? (Question #9)
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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210. What do we even mean when we talk about "duty?" (Question #8)
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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209. To what extent do we agree on to whom we owe a duty? (Question #7)
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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208. Have we empowered our directors to do a great job? (Question #6)
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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207. What, specifically, makes a director great? (Question #5)
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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206. What does board effectiveness look like on a normal day? (Question #4)
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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205. What is our agreed-upon definition of good governance? (Question #3)
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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204. What is our agreed-upon definition of corporate governance? (Question #2)
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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203. Why do we do things the way we do? (Question #1)
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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TRAILER: OMG Season 5 launches July 8th
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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BONUS: Why do corporate governance consultants mostly suck?
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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BONUS: Good governance is woke - and that's good news for everyone
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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BONUS: Good corporate governance does not cause good corporate performance
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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BONUS: What corporate governance resources are *really* missing (plus, an analysis of the top 500 albums of all time)
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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BONUS: Good governance is basically about feelings (long story alert!)
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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202. Season 4 Finale
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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201. I’m so fancy (Condition #49: Formality)
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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200. None of your business (Condition #48: Side conversations)
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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199. Can we talk for a minute? (Condition #47: Facilitation)
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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198. Another brick (Condition #46: Education)
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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197. People, helping people (Condition #45: Consultants)
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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196. Stakes is high (Condition #44: Risk)
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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195. Talkin’ ’bout PRACTICE (Condition #43: Practice)
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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194. I’ve been everywhere (Condition #42: Geography)
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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193. Get on up (Condition #41: Physical movement)
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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192. No rest for the wicked (Condition #40: Taking breaks)
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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191. Silence is golden (Condition #39: Sound/Noise)
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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190. ”Did I do that?” (Condition #38: Catchphrases)
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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189. Too much of something is bad enough (Condition #37: Subtraction neglect)
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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188. I’m on the next flight to be by your side (Condition #36: People’s real lives)
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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187. The joy of repetition (Condition #35: Meeting frequency)
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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186. Time is not on our side (Condition #34: Agendas)
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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185. Do the Hustle (Condition #33: Urgency)
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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184. I just wanna break the rules (Condition #32: policies & by-laws)
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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183. I fought it, and it won (Condition #31: Laws)
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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182. Paid the cost to be the boss (Condition #30: hierarchy)
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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181. ...Except for all the others (Condition #29: democratic process)
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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180. A structure which has no relation to reality (Condition #28: corporate model)
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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179. About as happy as they make up their minds to be (Condition #27: mood)
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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178. From Paris, naturally (Condition #26: smell)
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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177. I’m brain-dead, virtually (Condition #25: caffeine)
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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176. Think well, love well, sleep well (Condition #24: food)
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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175. Vibe check: Season 4 half-way point
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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174. Here, there and everywhere (Condition #23: blended meetings)
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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173. Don’t stand so close to me (Condition #22: virtual meetings)
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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172. I’ll be there for you (Condition #21: in-person)
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Sound-Up Governance, now available wherever you get your podcasts
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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171. VHS or Betamax? (Condition #20: technology)
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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170. Sectional, loveseat or modular? (Condition #19: furniture)
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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169. Everything in its place (Condition #18: room layout)
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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168. Don’t forget to layer (Condition #17: temperature)
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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167. Set the mood (Condition #16: lighting)
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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166. OK, maybe *do* just go with the flow (Condition #15: flexibility)
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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165. Cinderella at midnight (Condition #14: scheduling)
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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164. Don’t ever go with the flow. Be the flow. (Condition #13: cadence)
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Ground-Up Governance Definition #7 - Company
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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163. Fool me once (Condition #12: trust)
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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162. Agreeing to disagree (Condition #11: Conflict)
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Ground-Up Governance Definition #6 - Business
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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161. Comfortable with the uncomfortable (Condition #10: psychological safety)
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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160. Express yourself (Condition #9: personal style)
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Ground-Up Governance Definition #5 - Duty
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May 31, 2023 |
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159. Everyday People (Condition #8: Demographics)
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May 29, 2023 |
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158. More and more about less and less (Condition #7: Expertise)
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May 25, 2023 |
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Ground-Up Governance Definition #4 - Delegate
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May 24, 2023 |
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157. Skills to pay the bills (Condition #6: technical aptitude)
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May 22, 2023 |
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156. ...and also with you (Condition #5: information style)
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May 18, 2023 |
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Ground-Up Governance Definition #3 - Accountability
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May 17, 2023 |
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155. Here’s a little story that must be told (Condition #4: information content)
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May 15, 2023 |
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154. ...to rock a rhyme that’s right on time (Condition #3: information scheduling)
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May 11, 2023 |
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Ground-Up Governance Definition #2 - Power
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May 10, 2023 |
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153. Flip the script (Condition #2: information format)
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May 08, 2023 |
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152. It *is* the message (Condition #1: information medium)
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May 04, 2023 |
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Ground-Up Governance Definition #1: Authority
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May 03, 2023 |
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151. The latest and greatest definition of ”good governance”
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May 01, 2023 |
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Season 4 Trailer
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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150. Pro Tip: Use OMG in your boardroom
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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149. Great board chairs are like great dinner hosts
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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148. Do big companies just run themselves?
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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147. Do boards have any impact on organizational culture
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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146. Can good governance overcome ”bad” people?
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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145. What is excellent leadership worth?
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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144. Is your boardROOM an impediment to good governance?
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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143. So much about boards hasn’t changed
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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142. Can we PLEASE stop burdening boards with compliance obligations?
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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141. Why do boards like Robert’s Rules so much?
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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140. I’ve already changed my mind about good governance
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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139. Shamelessly Promoting OMG
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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138. Plain vanilla skills matrices are basically useless
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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137. Is the world really more VUCA than ever?
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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136. Are we accidentally keeping all the best people out of boardrooms?
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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135. Is everyone in an organization ”doing” corporate governance?
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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134. It is *really* important to change your mind...frequently!
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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133. Obsession with rules can be a superpower
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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132. Hockey Canada: What the f*ck? (TW Sexual Assault)
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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131. Am I ignoring all the rules?
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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130. You can’t understand corporate governance without understanding power and authority
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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129. Is ”Thing Explainer” the Best Management Book?
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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128. Corporate Governance is Broken (but it’s not that bad...)
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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127. Sound-Up Governance Episode 3 featuring Lisa Oldridge
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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126. Sound-Up Governance Episode 2 with Lieutenant Colonel Jamahl Evans
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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125. Sound-Up Governance Episode 1 featuring Tiziana Casciaro
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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124. Introducing Ground-Up Governance
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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123. Building a fit-for-purpose association board (feat. Jeff de Cagna)
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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122. Didn’t I say I’d write a book or something?
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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121. Nobody is entitled to a board seat
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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120. Making good decisions: You’ll never be perfect
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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119. Making good decisions: Overconfidence
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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118. Making good decisions: Short-term emotion
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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117. Making good decisions: Narrow framing
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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116. Making good decisions: Confirmation bias
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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115. Making good decisions: Intro
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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114. Who’s responsible for good governance?
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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113. Is ED&I the same as good governance? (Equity, Diversity & Inclusion)
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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112. Board effectiveness is not the same as good governance
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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111. Survival is not the same as good governance
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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110. Good shareholder value is not the same as good governance
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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109. Good financial performance is not the same as good governance
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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108. Hiring a CEO is not the same as good governance
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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107. Purpose is not the same as good governance
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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106. Strategic oversight is not the same as good governance
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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105. ESG is not the same as good governance
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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104. Compliance is not the same as good governance
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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103. What is BAD Corporate Governance?
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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102. What is GOOD Governance?
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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OMG Season 3 Intro
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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101. Season 2 Finale
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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100. Why do corporate governance experts think so small??
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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99. I think I might write a book...
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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98. Learning about corporate governance can be embarrassing
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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97. Some organizations that do really cool stuff
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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96. Why “where were the directors?” is still a good question
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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95. Why does every little new governance idea feel like a BIG DEAL?
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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94. Helping founders buy in to “governance”
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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93. Subsidiary governance
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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92. A new (to me) take on the board skills matrix
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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91. Are great board chairs really like orchestra conductors?
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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90. The thing about Carver...
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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89. What is a decision?
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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88. Directors have no authority
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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87. Help me bring new talent into the governance arena
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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86. What questions should you ask if you‘re new to this whole governance thing?
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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85. Can regulations make corporate governance better?
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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84. Is it time to re-think dual-class share structures?
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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83. Executives can make or break board effectiveness
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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82. Governing the boundaries of corporate culture
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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81. Can boards impact corporate culture?
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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80. Misinformation in the Boardroom
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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79. Do You Need a Governance Consultant?
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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78. Governance Education: Make sure your whole board benefits
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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77. Do You Need Governance Education?
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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76. Mission Clarity Makes Good Governance Possible (feat. Jamahl K. Evans Sr.)
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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75. What Questions Would You Ask If You Were on the Facebook Board?
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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74. Is Stakeholder Capitalism Even Possible?
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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73. Barriers to Exit (feat. Paul Smith)
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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72. ”Corporate” is a Good Word
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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71. Friction Isn‘t Fun; It‘s Functional (feat. Jamahl K. Evans Sr.)
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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70. Strategic Discussion Takes PRACTICE!
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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69. Ask Big Questions in Advance
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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68. The Biggest Favour You Can Do for Your Board (probably)
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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67. Corporate Governance Science vs. Practice
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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66. Post-Pandemic Boards
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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65. Make Friends With Your Regulators
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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64. Don’t Fall for the Governance ”Hierarchy”!
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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63. Is ”Good” Board Renewal Even a Thing?
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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62. Does ”Representation” in the Boardroom Matter?
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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61. Do we Need to Force Board Turnover to Achieve Board Diversity?
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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60. Why do Young People Want to be on Boards so Badly?
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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59. Diversity Superpower: Learn to Use the Words "White Supremacy"
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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58. Who Should be on Compensation Committees?
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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57. Does Your Board Really Understand Your CEO's Pay?
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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56. Is compensation the key to stakeholder capitalism?
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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55. Executive Compensation: Are we focusing too much on the amount?
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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54. What would happen if we paid CEOs less?
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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53. What is the deal with executive compensation?
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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51. Season 2 Intro
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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52. What does the "board of the future" look like?
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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50. Season 1 Finale
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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49. Managing the Information Gap - Netflix
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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48. Real-World Example of Failing to Consider Stakeholders
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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47. Policies that Impede Board Diversity
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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46. Want to Get on A Board? Build a Community!
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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45. Family Enterprise Governance: Beware the Three Circle Model
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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44. Family Enterprise: Beware of Governing by ”Gut”
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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43. When Does A Family Business Need a Board?
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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42. Family Enterprise Governance Deserves More Attention
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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41. Your skills matrix could be a lot more useful to shareholders (feat. Meron Tecle)
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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40. Finding Great Directors
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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39. Who‘s Going to be Your Next Board Chair?
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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38. Are Board Chairs Supposed to Build Consensus?
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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37. Where Can You Learn to be a Great Board Chair?
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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36. Should the Chair and CEO Positions Always be Split?
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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35. What Should You Do With an Under-Performing Director?
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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34. Not-for-Profit Board Experience Won‘t Get You a Paid Board Seat
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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33. Should *YOU* be a Director?
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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32. The Futility of Connecting Good Governance and Performance
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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31. Shareholders Have a Conflict of Interest in the Boardroom
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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30. Whose Job is it to Measure a Director‘s Performance?
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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29. Does Share Ownership Increase Independence?
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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28. Voice Your Dissent - On the Record
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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27. Learning New Things Is REALLY Hard
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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26. The One Box I Think You Should Tick
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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25. Is Good Governance Different for Different Sectors?
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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24. Is Your Board Evaluation Any Good?
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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23. What Are Tenure Limits Good For?
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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22. CEOs Don‘t Always Make Good Directors
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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21. Board Diversity And Board Composition Are Different Things
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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20. Is Board Diversity Just a Box to Tick?
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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19. Why is it so Hard to Talk About Board Diversity?
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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18. Group Think is Like a Cozy Sweater
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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17. Unconscious Bias Really is *Unconscious*
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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16. Governance as Box Ticking
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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15. Never Ask ”Does Anyone Have Any Questions?”
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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14. When Should Directors Dive In?
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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13. Noses In, Fingers Out
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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12. Is Widely Held and Publicly Listed Really the Best Model?
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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11. Is Overboarding Really That Bad?
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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10. More Weird Questions About Director Independence
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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9. Why Don‘t We Pay Directors?
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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8. Why Do We Pay Directors?
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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7. Executives in the Boardroom
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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6. Who Is Independent?
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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1. What is One Minute Governance?
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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2. What is Corporate Governance?
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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3. What‘s the Point of a Board of Directors?
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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4. Building Alignment on Duty
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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5. Shareholders vs. Stakeholders
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Oct 19, 2020 |