Pre-pandemic, there was increasing understanding by boards and leadership that culture correlates with performance. However, COVID-19 has greatly accelerated the growing acceptance that culture has real business implications and is being less and less viewed as “soft” topic. It is clear that culture is a boardroom issue, and there is a significant role for boards to play given the impact this crisis will have on business operations, and potentially strategic direction.

We invite you to listen to part one of our two-part series Accelerating Focus on Culture and Talent in the Boardroom with leading governance experts. Lisa Blais, Head of Egon Zehnder's US Board Practice, and Greig Schneider, Global Head of Egon Zehnder's Leadership Advisory Practice join Patti Connolly, Executive Director of the Gupta Governance Institute, to discuss how this crisis has expedited boardroom changes in culture.