Grit in the Boardroom - Executive Interviews on Corporate Governance and Risk Management
Apr 8, 2026 · 43 min · 10 segments
Most boardroom decisions don’t fail because of bad data; they fail because of poor strategic decision-making. In this episode, Erika Eliasson-Norris, CEO of Beyond Governance, speaks with Sir…
Andrew LikiermanGuest
Erika Eliasson-NorrisHostAnd if our audience adopts one new habit to improve their own judgment, what would you recommend?
Look, I'd say it's a question of looking at yourself and saying, where are the things that I'm strong? Where are the things that I'm not so strong? And on the not so strong bit, saying, all right, can I make up...
for my relative weaknesses by getting other people to do this, being advisors or helping me to do this? Can I improve myself? We're all different and all of us have got relative strengths and weaknesses.
So I think it's a question of identifying it for yourself and then focusing on that to get yourself
And final question, do you feel that there's a single question that you ask yourself before making a decision that might be helpful to our audience?
I'm not sure there's a single question because even, for example, if you've got to take a decision quickly, you can't hang around thinking, oh, you know, have I gone through all the factors? If you've got to be quick, you've got to be quick.
But I would say if you're making an important choice, I think you need to ask yourself,
Have I thought about the kinds of things I ought to be thinking about right now? You know, have I got to take this irrevocable decision right now? Sometimes you have.
But if you have the luxury of a bit of time, it is really worth thinking about the process, about how you've come to your conclusion.
And if our audience adopts one new habit to improve their own judgment, what would you recommend?
Look, I'd say it's a question of looking at yourself and saying, where are the things that I'm strong? Where are the things that I'm not so strong? And on the not so strong bit, saying, all right, can I make up...
for my relative weaknesses by getting other people to do this, being advisors or helping me to do this? Can I improve myself? We're all different and all of us have got relative strengths and weaknesses.
So I think it's a question of identifying it for yourself and then focusing on that to get yourself
And final question, do you feel that there's a single question that you ask yourself before making a decision that might be helpful to our audience?
I'm not sure there's a single question because even, for example, if you've got to take a decision quickly, you can't hang around thinking, oh, you know, have I gone through all the factors? If you've got to be quick, you've got to be quick.
But I would say if you're making an important choice, I think you need to ask yourself,
Have I thought about the kinds of things I ought to be thinking about right now? You know, have I got to take this irrevocable decision right now? Sometimes you have.
But if you have the luxury of a bit of time, it is really worth thinking about the process, about how you've come to your conclusion.
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