Courtney Kamlet and I are back with new season of our podcast – “Women Governance Trailblazers” – where we interview women in the corporate governance field about their career journeys, leadership in the boardroom & C-suite, and current corp gov issues. In this 21-minute episode, we caught up with Dr. Julie Williamson, who is CEO of Karrikins Group, host of “The Failure Gap” podcast, and author of Make HOW Matter: Key Conversations for Leaders to Build Alignment and Accelerate Growth. We discussed:

1. Julie’s journey to becoming the CEO of Karrikins Group, and why she decided to get her PhD in Organizational Communication.

2. Why the “how” of leadership matters.

3. Key conversations that help boards and executives navigate decisions, including the importance of naming short-term and long-term tradeoffs.

4. How building alignment at the board level impacts corporate culture and success.

5. How Julie’s experience as an Ironman triathlete affects her perspective.

6. Julie’s advice for the next generation of women governance trailblazers.

To listen to any of our prior episodes of Women Governance Trailblazers, visit the podcast page on TheCorporateCounsel.net or use your favorite podcast app. If there are governance trailblazers whose career paths and perspectives you’d like to hear more about, Courtney and I always appreciate recommendations! Drop me an email at liz@thecorporatecounsel.net.

– Liz Dunshee