Enter the Boardroom

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Enter the Boardroom is the podcast of the Enter the Boardroom Community. Each week, Nurole CEO Oliver Cummings sits down with leading Chairs, board members, CEOs and academics, drawing out the insights and hard-won lessons that rarely get shared in public. If you enjoy the podcast, the Community goes much deeper. You'll sharpen your board proposition, build a network of serious peers, stay current on the issues reshaping boardrooms, and access opportunities you won't find anywhere else. Visit etb.nurole.com to find out more. Listeners get a 10% discount by applying the code ENTER at checkout.

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Enter the Boardroom

Episodes (194)

Wed Oct 7th 194. Matthew Lester: How a chair finds out what's really going on inside the business
Sep 30th 193. Dame Hayaatun Sillem: How to use early board roles to accelerate your exec career and set up a non-exec portfolio
Sep 23rd 192. Nick Wheeler OBE: The tortoise who built Charles Tyrwhitt - focus, founders and knowing when to step back

Enter the Boardroom

Oct 7, 2026
42 minutes
29 MB

Matthew Lester is Chairman of Kier group plc and NED and Chair of the Audit Committee at Intermediate Capital Group plc. Previously, he was CFO of Royal Mail plc. Listen to this episode to learn more about: Two moments where non-execs had the biggest impact on the business (01:39) Why motivation outweighs knowledge in CEO hires (08:03) The hardest habit to break when you become a chair (16:21) How Matthew checks whether the board is getting the full picture (22:18) The case for giving employees a seat in the boardroom (31:06)⚡The Lightning Round⚡ (33:54) Host: Oliver Cummings Prod...

Enter the Boardroom

194. Matthew Lester: How a chair finds out what's really going on inside the business

Enter the Boardroom Community

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