#085: The Common Mistakes Made in Every Boardroom, with Patrick Dunne

<p>A phenomenal way to learn and grow as a director or prospective director is to learn from our own mistakes or the mistakes of others. In this way we’re able to analyze what went wrong, why it went wrong, and how to adapt ourselves to not make the same mistakes in the future. It can be challenging to take on such an endeavor so to help us get a jump start we welcomed boardroom expert <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickdunne2/'>Patrick Dunne</a> to the show. </p> <p>Patrick’s experience make him an incredible valuable guest. He’s a successful businessman and Chair, a serial social entrepreneur, an award winning author with his books on boards and an academic with a Visiting  Professorship at Cranfield. He's a mathematician by background and spent his executive career in the Chemical and Private Equity industries with Air Products and 3i Group, a FTSE 100 company  where he ended up on the operating  committee. He's also been on the board of one of the UK's most successful Universities, served as chairman to a smart material chemicals business and through his business Boardelta supported numerous boards around the world to become more effective and resolve conflicts. His latest book "Boards" has received  wide acclaim for its highly accessible and pragmatic approach.  </p> <p><a href='http://bit.ly/BoardroomBound'>In today’s episode</a>, Patrick helps us analyze the most commonly made mistakes in the boardroom while also explaining ways we can avoid making the same mistakes. He also leverages his experiences to provide invaluable insight. Please join us today as we address all of these questions and more on this episode of Boardroom Bound. </p> <p><a href='https://link.chtbl.com/sqxVQaFf'>Click here to listen now</a><a href='https://link.chtbl.com/sqxVQaFf'>!</a>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>Subscribe & Review in iTunes </p> <p>Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I’m adding bonus episodes to the mix and if you’re