• Unexpected Director Endorsements
    Oct 8 2025

    In this episode of Director Decisions, Dionne Pohler, the David and Alexandra Lipsky Professor of Dispute Resolution at Cornell University ILR School in the Department of Global Labor and Work and Associate Director of the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, discusses how REI should select who to nominate for the board of directors.


    Recommendation of the Episode: The Governance of cooperatives and mutual associations: a paradox perspective


    Podcast music by Crystal Piscitelli.


    Director Decisions has been edited for brevity.

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    11 mins
  • A Founding CEO Transition
    Oct 1 2025

    In this episode of Director Decisions, Matt Fullbrook, a corporate governance researcher, educator, and consultant who has advised over 250 boards during his 20-year career, discusses how Gildan should approach the transition from its founding CEO.


    Recommendation of the Episode: One Minute Governance


    Podcast music by Crystal Piscitelli.


    Director Decisions has been edited for brevity.



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    12 mins
  • A Cooperative Breakup Story
    Sep 24 2025

    In this episode of Director Decisions, Anna Lund a professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta, discusses how the board of Federated Cooperative should react to Calgary Cooperative ceasing to buy wholesale groceries from Federated.


    Recommendation of the Episode: The Guidance Notes on the Cooperative Principles


    Podcast music by Crystal Piscitelli.


    Director Decisions has been edited for brevity.

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    12 mins
  • Balancing Bondholders Interests
    Sep 17 2025

    In this episode of Director Decisions, Liam McHugh‑Russell of Schulich School of Law talks about how BCE's board should consider the interests of bondholders while considering a takeover bid.


    Recommendation of the Episode: The Bond King by Mary Childs


    Podcast music by Crystal Piscitelli.


    Director Decisions has been edited for brevity.

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    10 mins
  • Taking a Performing Board to the Next Level
    Sep 10 2025

    In the first episode of Directors Decisions, Jane Hennig, Executive Director of Volunteer Waterloo Region, shares how her board of directors took their performance to the next level.


    Recommendation of the Episode: The Practitioners Guide to Governance as Leadership by Cathy A. Trower


    Podcast music by Crystal Piscitelli.


    Director Decisions has been edited for brevity.

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    9 mins