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"Grand designs" for Boards Wales
I've rebuilt boards.wales from the ground up. It's easier to find a role that suits you, it works properly in Welsh, and finding and…
What do boards in Wales need to thrive in a changing environment?
A guest post from Chantelle Harris of GatenbySanderson on a Chair Connect discussion about board effectiveness, development and the skills…
A new start for Public Appointments in Wales
We encounter public services everywhere we look, from local authorities dealing with education, recycling, roads; to Welsh Government that…
Reflections on 5 years as Chair of NICW
This blog post was first published by David Clubb on the NICW website in July 2026. It is reposted on Boards Wales as it is directly…
The loneliest seat in the room; Chair Connect launches in Wales
"It's an incredibly lonely role. The loneliness of leadership is widely acknowledged in relation to the chief executive, but the isolation…
Who's recruiting?
View the data One of the main reasons why I started this website, just over a year ago, was to draw attention to the opportunities to work…
Co-creating a good public appointments process
Boards Wales takeaways: This was an exciting, inspirational event that charts the way to a better Public Appointments process in Wales It…
Boards Wales and GatenbySanderson
I started this website and blog almost exactly one year ago. It has been a project of passion and purpose, driven by my experience in…
The importance of good leadership
“Bad” leaders drive out “good” leaders, but “good” leaders cannot drive out “bad” leaders when “bad” leaders are allowed to operate with…
A tale of two councils; governance at Wrexham and Cardiff
"My officers observed low levels of member engagement in training and personal development.... and further examples of poor behaviour and…
A watershed moment; water and governance in Wales
"Our water industry is broken. That is why this Government will fix our broken regulatory system so the failures of the past never happen…
The forest is in the Boardroom. We just forgot to see it.
"Infrastructure developments need to work in harmony with nature, so the idea of giving nature a voice on the board of such an important…