The real impact of corporate governance isn't about compliance or structure or policies, it's about the conditions that impact decision-making. Sound-Up Governance features fresh perspectives to help boards and executives to be a bit better tomorrow than they were yesterday.
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Matt Fullbrook Podcasts
The Credit Union Pod is a podcast series aimed at all those with an interest in the development of credit unions across the island of Ireland. Credit Unions have a critical role to play in bringing real competition to the retail financial services sector. This series, published by the Irish League of Credit Unions, will highlight the important role which credit unions play in serving more than three million members across the island. It will also outline the challenges and opportunities face ...
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ILCU Conference Belfast 2025 - Andrew Keating - The Musgrave Group Story
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31:05THE MUSGRAVE GROUP STORY Andrew Keating, CFO of Musgrave Group, shares the remarkable story of how the company navigated challenges by uniting its people and partners. His insights highlight the power of collaboration, resilience, and leadership—values that resonate deeply with credit unions.By ILCU
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ILCU Conference Belfast 2025 - Matt Fullbrook - Good Governance Without Compromise on Purpose
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39:32Matt Fullbrook Good Governance Without Compromise on Purpose Targeted at Non-Executive Directors & CEOs, this session is hosted by Matt Fullbrook, corporate governance expert, educator and enthusiast. Matt has advised over 250 boardrooms across North America.By ILCU
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ILCU Conference Belfast 2025 - Leading with Impact, Joanne Hession, LIFT Ireland
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25:25Joanne Hession, Founder and CEO of LIFT Ireland explores how strong leadership is essential for the future of credit unions and how every individual has the potential to lead and drive change within our communities.By ILCU
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ILCU Conference Belfast 2025 - ILCU President, Martin Busch and Minister Robert Troy
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33:51The opening address from ILCU President Martin Busch, welcome message from Caoimhe Archibald, Minister for the Economy in Northern Ireland, and opening address from Robert Troy, Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for Financial Services, Credit Unions & Insurance.…
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ILCU Conference Belfast 2025 - Address by Domhnall Cullinan, Central Bank of Ireland
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14:37Address by Domhnall Cullinan, Director of Banking & Payments, Central Bank of Ireland.By ILCU
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A conversation between Barry Harrington, Head of Advocacy at the Irish League of Credit Unions and Dr. Alan O' Sullivan, Founder of Priya Wealth Management. https://priyawm.ie/By ILCU
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44. Executive compensation is probably broken (feat. Matt talking to himself)
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20:31Matt spends some time griping about/trolling conventional thinking on executive compensation. Originally published August 25, 2023 Matt refers to an old paper he wrote in 2013 - check it out here The Larcker/Tayan ECGI paper is hereBy Matt Fullbrook
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43. Why inclusion is *the* leadership superpower (feat. Rose Genele)
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24:58Entrepreneur Rose Genele talks with Matt about what inclusion really means and why it may be a governance superpower. Originally published August 21, 2024By Matt Fullbrook
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42. Governance advice for entrepreneurs from someone who's been through it (feat. Soodeh Farokhi)
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24:30Tech entrepreneur, Soodeh Farokhi, talks about the weirdness of corporate governance in the startup world. Originally published August 4, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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41. Giving business leaders permission to be rebels (feat. Lisa Oldridge)
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26:19Lisa Oldridge explains to Matt that anti-woke capitalism is worse than a false dichotomy, among lots of other awesome bits of wisdom. Originally published July 28, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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40. Could auditors be governance superheroes? (feat. Professor Aida Sijamic Wahid)
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27:37Professor Aida Sijamic Wahid chats with Matt about the potential for auditors to be WAY more useful to boards, and a bunch of other awesome governance stuff. Originally published on July 14th, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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39. SnoopGPT on staying out of "the weeds" and the connection between governance and performance (feat. ChatGPT)
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21:58Another conversation with ChatGPT (in the voice of Snoop Dogg) on how boards can stay out of the weeds, among other fun governance topics. Originally published on July 7th, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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The Minimum Competency Code - Recent update and what it means for credit unions in the Republic of Ireland
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36:48In this episode, Paul Hamill, Learning Advisor with CU Learning and Development discusses the latest update to MCC regulation with Siobhan McKenna, Senior Compliance Officer at the ILCU Compliance Centre, Vikki Mernagh, Risk and Compliance Officer at Wexford Credit Union, and Bridget Hynes, CEO at Ballyfermot Inchicore Credit Union.…
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38. Getting oriented around the state of ESG and AI and stuff (feat. Matt talking to himself)
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23:31If you've ever wanted to hear Matt talk to himself about the evolution of ESG and AI in the governance space, your dreams have come true! Originally published June 30th, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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37. Going from status quo to good governance (feat. Andrew Escobar)
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28:53Matt talks with Andrew Escobar about turning a fish into good governance (gotta listen for it to make sense) Originally published on June 16, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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36. Is a board's role really about oversight? (feat. Andrew Escobar)
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19:51Andrew Escobar is back to talk about why it's so hard for boards to be "strategic". Originally published June 9, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "skills matrix". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published Jun 26, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "board diversity". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published Jun 19, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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35. Abandoning the search for a causal relationship between governance and performance (feat. Jenn Fong)
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29:25Matt talks with fellow nerdy governance consultant, Jenn Fong, about what the whole point of governance consulting is in the first place. Originally published June 2, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "board composition". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published Jun 12, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "nomination". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published Jun 2, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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34. Governance in arts organizations can be weird...and fun! (feat. Karim Morgan)
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27:50Matt talks with Karim Morgan about being a board chair in the arts sector. Orginally published May 19, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "director elections". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published May 29, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "stock options". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published May 22, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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33. Is empathy a non-negotiable board skill? (Nate Schmold interviewing Matt Fullbrook)
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29:55Part 2 of Nate Schmold interviewing Matt Fullbrook Originally published May 12, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "executive compensation". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published May 15, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "Enterprise Risk". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published May 8, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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32. A self-indulgent interview with Matt Fullbrook, part 1 (Nate Schmold interviewing Matt Fullbrook)
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32:20Nate Schmold interviewing Matt Fullbrook about a bunch of nerdy corporate governance stuff. Originally published May 12, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "audit". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published May 1, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "committee chair". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published April 24, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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31. Discipline, joy, deadlifts, and good governance (feat. Alexander Sinora & Perry Chuinkam)
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27:34Another awesome conversation with Alexander & Perry from the Black Wealth Club Originally published April 28, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "board committees". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published April 17, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "management presentations". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published April 10, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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30. Welcoming young directors into complex organizations (feat. Chih-Ting Lo)
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31:51Part 2 of Matt's conversation with Chih-Ting, a young corporate director and expert in decarbonization and innovation in mining Originally published April 21, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "pre-reads". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published April 3, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "information asymmetry". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published March 27, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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29. The role of mining in reaching net-zero (feat. Chih-Ting Lo)
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18:46A corporate director and decarbonization expert on bringing the mining industry toward net-zero Originally published on April 14, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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28. Exploring a critical governance question, among friends (feat. the Dumpling Gang)
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14:07The Dumpling Gang gets together again to have some snacks and talk governance Originally published April 7, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "senior executives". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published Mar 20, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "overconfidence". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published Mar 13, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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27. Re-thinking the board deck, with a dose of madness (feat. Robert Wolfe)
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24:14Matt chats with one of the founders of zeck.app, a funky new way for managers to communicate with their boards Originally published March 31, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "constructive conflict". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published March 6, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "consensus". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published Feburary 27, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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26. Prosperity, opportunity and community for Black Canadians...and everyone else, too (feat. Alexander Sinora & Perry Chuinkam)
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29:16Matt chats with two of the amazing people behind the Black Wealth Club. Originally published March 24, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "conflict of interest". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published Feburary 22, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "bias". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published Feburary 20, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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25. The real genius behind Ground-Up Governance (feat. Nate Schmold)
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29:58Matt interviews the *actual* brains behind Ground-Up Governance Originally published March 17, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "group think". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published Feburary 15, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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Each week, we will release two illustrated definitions of corporate governance jargon in order of increasing complexity. In this instalment we have the definition of "independence". Check the episode thumbnail for an illustration by Nate Schmold. Originally published Feb 13, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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24. The superpower of being a generalist in the boardroom (feat. Nancy Whipp)
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19:53An enlightening chat with a bona fide boardroom generalist Originally published March 8, 2023By Matt Fullbrook
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