Uncharted Spaces

What happens in boardrooms? How are decisions made? How can board directors keep on top of rapid, unpredictable change in the business environment? How are boards and business leaders changing to remain relevant for the future? Whether you are a business leader or a board director, this book will help your stewardship of businesses, as you navigate the dynamic world of strategic decisions in the face of complex challenges and rich opportunities. Shefaly Yogendra, PhD is an experienced independent non-executive director and committee chair. She has served on boards of listed and privately held companies, a university and an LLP. She brings over three decades of multi-sector experience and multidisciplinary training to questions of technology and innovation, risk and foresight, and governance practices.

Shefaly Yogendra, PhD is an independent non-executive director with a decade of experience in the boardroom. Shefaly works with owner-led as well as professional manager-led organisations in their journey towards enhanced resilience. Her areas of focus are technology innovation, risk & foresight management, and governance practices.

Foreword Part 1: My Decade in Boardrooms Part 2: Boards here and now What makes boards tick Part 3: Boards of the future Boards and Climate Boards and the non-western mindset The re-imagined boardroom and its agenda Resources Bibliography Acknowledgements Index