Director Podcast

In the boardroom, directors often face tough decisions thatbalance competing interests and moral norms - impacting employees, customers, shareholders, and society.

These decisions are frequently misunderstood, criticised,and sometimes seen as unethical, potentially harming corporate reputation. Despite their significance, we rarely ask: How are these decisions made? What role do moral norms and identity play? And why do companies sometimes misinterpret these norms so badly?

In this episode, Ben Walker is joined by Prof. Dr. Mijinte Luckerath-Rovers (author of ‘Moral Dilemmas in the Boardroom’) and Dr Roger Barker (IoD Director of Policy and Corporate Governance) to discuss ethical challenges in the boardroom and the decisions that often stem from them. The conversation draws on both the findings of Mijinte’s book, and the IoD’s Code of Conduct for Directors.

The UK’s relationship with the EU is in the spotlight this year, as both sides prepare for the review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. And in light of an unpredictable US Administration, the reset of relations is ever more important. But the politics has always been a barrier to real policy change.

In this episode, Tom Bruffato (Director of Policy & Research at Best for Britain) and Emma Rowland (IoD Trade Policy Advisor) sit down with Ben Walker to discuss what can be realistically done to bring the UK and EU closer. The pair both draw on recent polling conducted by their organisations to propose possible solutions - from closer alignment on regulation to a Youth Mobility Scheme to a veterinary agreement.

At the end of November 2024, IoD members were asked to

Unsurprisingly, domestic concerns ranked high on the list, especially the future outlook for the UK economy and the impact of recent government policy decisions, such as the hike in employers’ national insurance and proposed changes to UK employment law.

However, UK businesses must also navigate a bigger picture

In this episode, Dr Roger Barker (Director of Policy at the Institute of Directors) joins Ben Walker to explore the trends, risks and opportunities facing UK business in 2025.

Today, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States.

When up against his previous appointments, Trump has always been seen as the most likely to cause the greatest international impact, and following the election results in November 2024, the reaction so far across the globe has slightly felt like a collective bracing against the oncoming ripples.

So, what exactly does Trump’s second term mean for UK

In this episode, Emma Rowland (IoD Policy Advisor) and

2024 was a year of two halves for UK business.

After a promising first half, when green shoots of recovery gradually began to emerge, business sentiment took a sharp turn for the worse in the latter months of the year, as business leaders digested the full implications of the new government’s early policy decisions.  

As we begin to navigate the world of policy in the yearahead, in this episode, members of the IoD’s Policy Unit sit down with Ben Walker to discuss what business can expect from the policy landscape in 2025.

This is the final episode of the IoD Business Book Club 2024!

In this episode, Ben Walker (Head of Media at LID Business Media) is joined by Adrian Pryce DL (Chair of the IoD’s Sustainability Special Interest Group) and Pedro Santos (IoD Membership Operations Executive). Together, the review two books from the FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year longlist 2024.

The books up for review are:

You can access the FT and Schroders full Business Book of the Year longlist here: ⁠https://www.ft.com/content/7e5c2944-d2af-4c12-9938-0ab4e65e8698

The IoD Business Book Club continues, reviewing books from the FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year longlist 2024.

In this episode, Ben Walker (Head of Media at LID Business Media) is joined by Rory Gold (IoD Central Support Analyst) and Richard Nelson (Chair of the IoD’s Property and Built Environment Special Interest Group) to review two biographies from the longlist.

The two books up for review are:

You can access the FT and Schroders full Business Book of the Year longlist here: https://www.ft.com/content/7e5c2944-d2af-4c12-9938-0ab4e65e8698

The IoD Business Book Club is back, reviewing books from the FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year longlist 2024!

In the first episode, Ben Walker (Head of Media at LID Business Media) is joined by Rose Riley (IoD Commercial Lead, New Business) and Faisal Khan (IoD Chair, South Region and Chair of the IoD Science, Innovation and Technology Expert Advisory Group) to review two books

The two books up for review are:

You can access the FT and Schroders full Business Book of the Year longlist here: https://www.ft.com/content/7e5c2944-d2af-4c12-9938-0ab4e65e8698

In this episode, our Director of Policy and Corporate

As one of the worst miscarriages of justice in UK legal

In this episode, IoD Senior Policy Advisor for Devolved Nations, Marc Strathie, is joined by British Economist and academic, Sir Dieter Helm. Together they discuss the economy, the path to net zero and sustainable solutions.