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Orchestrate for Impact with Governance with Selena Evans
What is governance really for, and how can it enable ethical, sustainable, adaptive and impact-aligned organisations?
In this episode of Orchestrate for Impact, lawyer and business architect Selena Evans from Ara Governance Advisory joins Janna to reframe governance as the art and practice of keeping what should be important, important.
Far from bureaucracy and box-ticking, this conversation explores governance as a system for listening, making decisions at scale and enabling structural change that serves people, purpose, and impact.
🎧 You’ll hear about:
- Governance as a tool for care, not control
- The role of friction, feedback, and psychological safety
- Hidden power dynamics and structural inertia
- Reflexive protocols and decision-making design
- How organisations can become more humane and adaptable
- Why even small teams can start redesigning governance today
00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:30 Selena's Background and Journey02:14 Defining Governance03:20 Challenges in Governance05:51 Behavioral Economics and Governance12:21 Governance Structures and Dynamics32:53 Ethics and Purpose in Governance41:56 Call to Action for Better Governance43:04 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Links & Resources
- Ara Governance Advisory: https://www.arainsight.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/selena-evans-jd/
- Ezra Klein’s Abundance: https://www.booktopia.com.au/abundance-ezra-klein/book/9781805226055.html?srsltid=AfmBOooLklUGynegLmnvBhldhJ-kwJ6iXgz1Ilnts_ENMjtdoVZRYmj5
- Daniel Kahneman  WYSIATI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow
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- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/orchestrate-for-impact/id1816620342
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By Janna DeVylderWhat is governance really for, and how can it enable ethical, sustainable, adaptive and impact-aligned organisations?
In this episode of Orchestrate for Impact, lawyer and business architect Selena Evans from Ara Governance Advisory joins Janna to reframe governance as the art and practice of keeping what should be important, important.
Far from bureaucracy and box-ticking, this conversation explores governance as a system for listening, making decisions at scale and enabling structural change that serves people, purpose, and impact.
🎧 You’ll hear about:
- Governance as a tool for care, not control
- The role of friction, feedback, and psychological safety
- Hidden power dynamics and structural inertia
- Reflexive protocols and decision-making design
- How organisations can become more humane and adaptable
- Why even small teams can start redesigning governance today
00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:30 Selena's Background and Journey02:14 Defining Governance03:20 Challenges in Governance05:51 Behavioral Economics and Governance12:21 Governance Structures and Dynamics32:53 Ethics and Purpose in Governance41:56 Call to Action for Better Governance43:04 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Links & Resources
- Ara Governance Advisory: https://www.arainsight.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/selena-evans-jd/
- Ezra Klein’s Abundance: https://www.booktopia.com.au/abundance-ezra-klein/book/9781805226055.html?srsltid=AfmBOooLklUGynegLmnvBhldhJ-kwJ6iXgz1Ilnts_ENMjtdoVZRYmj5
- Daniel Kahneman  WYSIATI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow
Follow Orchestrate for Impact
- Website: www.orchestrateforimpact.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/orchestrate-for-impact
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OrchestrateforImpact/podcasts
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/37BnWvatGQyU5AkRY7ibXU?si=G2f_htBsRi6LvDzjPzhcAw
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/orchestrate-for-impact/id1816620342
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If you enjoyed this conversation, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who’d find it helpful.
Music
Intro and outro music by Eli DeVylder “43 (fin)” - used with permission
Join the Conversation
What did this episode spark for you? I’d love to hear your reflections. Reach out to me on LinkedIn