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Why do boards full of brilliant, accomplished people stay silent while value is destroyed in plain sight? Volkswagen. Wirecard. Theranos. Over $60 billion gone, and in each case the warning signs were in the news before the board ever discussed them. the Boardroom welcomed Anand Narasimhan, Shell Professor of Leadership and Governance at IMD, for a keynote that turned the usual governance conversation on its head. For thirty years, codes and committees have regulated the structure of boards. What they cannot regulate is what happens around the table: who dominates, who hesitates, and who quietly loses their voice. Narasimhan took participants from a media tycoon so notorious he inspired a Bond villain, to the operating room, to the cockpit, to a remarkable boardroom turnaround he has documented in his own case series. His provocation: “In the boardroom, talk is the work. And having a seat at the table is not the same as having a voice at it.” For every woman preparing to take her place on a board, this session was about what it really takes to be heard, and to make sure others are too. Discover IMD’s board programs: https://bit.ly/3P98DLm #IMD #IMDImpact #WomenOnBoards #BoardDynamics #PsychologicalSafety