C20 | Knowing me, knowing you: Board directors influencing through identity work | Rapid research 20 mins
Tracks
Track C | Lagoon Room 2 | Filmed
| Friday, July 8, 2022 |
| 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM |
| Lagoon Room 2 |
Overview
In-person live +
Presenter
Dr Tracy Martin
Director
Future Change Pty Ltd
Knowing me, knowing you: Board directors influencing through identity work
2:00 PM - 2:20 PMPromotional description
In the uncertain times we are living through, company boards need to draw on a wider range of expertise, which increasingly includes a depth of knowledge and experience of human capital issues. Yet, direct access to boards to better understand their behaviour and the use of expertise in the decision-making process is difficult. In this research project, storytelling and the use of identity is used to understand when and how board members with human capital expertise step forward to influence their board colleagues towards taking these perspectives into account in board decision making.
This is a relevant topic for organisational psychologists as there is an increasing interest in how we can contribute to helping boards to be more effective. For all those with expertise in human capital area it is a demonstration of how our voices can be heard around the boardroom table.
This is a relevant topic for organisational psychologists as there is an increasing interest in how we can contribute to helping boards to be more effective. For all those with expertise in human capital area it is a demonstration of how our voices can be heard around the boardroom table.
Learning outcomes
• Understand alternate perspectives on identity in the context of company directors
• Appreciate subtle cues in language used in storytelling.
• Describe how board directors can use identity to influence board decisions.
• Recognise the contribution those with human capital expertise can make to the boardroom.
• Appreciate subtle cues in language used in storytelling.
• Describe how board directors can use identity to influence board decisions.
• Recognise the contribution those with human capital expertise can make to the boardroom.
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Dr Tracy Martin is an Organisational Psychologist and Industry Fellow with the UQ Business School. She currently combined research and consulting with a focus on board behaviour and strategic change. Recently she has taught courses in HR, change management and organisational design within the UQBS programs. Tracy completed her PhD examining how company boards consider issues about people during strategic change. This research was motivated by her 25+ years in the corporate sector, working in large multi-national corporations mainly in organisational development and strategic HR roles. Her industry experience spans mining, chemicals manufacturing, professional services, engineering projects, information technology, media and commercial real estate. Tracy’s ongoing research investigates the interactions between the strategic HR function and corporate boards in the context of organisational change, particularly examining how skills and expertise are used in decision making.
