Governing Around the Elephants: How to Get Value from Conflicts

Julie Garland McLellan

CEO and Director, The Director's Dilemma

Over 27 years Julie has worked with individuals and boards, as well as leading institutions such as the National Association of Corporate Directors (USA), Asian Business Centre (Malaysia), FDB (Singapore) , I E Business School (Singapore, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, London, Madrid, Japan), Taiwan Institute for Corporate Governance, Oman Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability, Hunt Partners (India), Anushana (India, Dubai, Malaysia), Governance NZ, Australian Institute of Company Directors, and the Governance Institute of Australia, to empower directors to radically improve organisation performance through good governance.

Julie doesn't just preach the latest governance theory (although she knows it well): she has served on numerous boards, with experience of organisations in the resources, engineering, utilities, infrastructure, government, and not-for-profit sectors. In that time, she has led two turnarounds, two IPOs and a relisting, refinanced and restructured NFP and commercial boards, and developed strong boards to face and conquer challenges.

Her awards include the CPA Australia President's Award for Excellence, Service and Leadership in Governance, I E Business School Epic Award for Women Inspiring Women, Australian Achiever Award – Specialised Services, Governance Training and Advisory, and the Australian Institute of Company Directors Faculty Award in Recognition of Contribution to Excellence in Governance. She is the author of seven books on governance and a leading international directors newsletter.
This record of achievement is supported by qualifications including: - Certificate of AI Fluency for Directors, Sydney University (2024) - Fellow, Governance Institute of Australia FGIA (2023) - Boards that Lead, Wharton Business School (2019) - Essentials of Entrepreneurship, University of California (2015) - Certified Speaking Professional, National Speakers Association of Australia (2014) - Fellow AICD (2006)• Advanced Diploma of Company Directorship (2004) - Company Directors Course Australian Institute of Company Directors (1996) - Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance & Investment, Securities Institute of Australia (1996) - Executive MBA, IE Business School, Madrid (1993) - Bachelor of Science with Honours: Civil Engineering, City University, London (1985)