Purpose Under Pressure is now available
This book is for Chairs, directors, CEOs and governance leaders navigating complexity, scrutiny and change.
It’s about the conversations that help boards make sense of the governance landscape changing around them. I wrote it for directors who want to govern with more discipline, notice issues earlier and address pressure before it becomes crisis.
Across eight core conversations, the book explores:
who directors are in the boardroom
governance altitude
sustainability
trust and assurance
structure
impact
system awareness
the board the organisation will need next
It’s not a checklist or a technical governance manual. Instead, it’s a practical guide that blends boardroom insight with regulatory perspective, offering language, prompts and frameworks to help boards raise concerns, navigate pushback, test assumptions and work through change with greater confidence.
My hope is that it helps boards step back from the agenda, think more deliberately about how they govern and ask:
What is the real governance conversation we need to have here?
And beneath that:
What would we need to know, test or understand to govern this well if the decision were later scrutinised?
This is an important governance resource for Chairs, directors, CEOs and governance leaders who are serious about strengthening the quality of boardroom conversation in complex times.
It’s particularly relevant to purpose-led organisations navigating pressure around sustainability, assurance, impact, trust, workforce strain, safeguarding, cyber risk, system change and future readiness.
You can order the book here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Purpose-Under-Pressure-Governance-Conversations/dp/1764108434
Early launch purchases make a real difference. If you are planning to buy the book, purchasing in the next 24 to 48 hours would help build momentum on Amazon and give it the strongest possible chance of reaching more people doing serious governance work.
Board purchase bonus
For boards or leadership teams purchasing five or more copies during launch week, I am offering a short Board Discussion Guide to support a practical governance conversation using the book.
The guide is designed to help boards move from reading to discussion, with prompts that can be used in a board development session, strategy conversation or governance reflection.
To request the guide, please send your receipt or purchase confirmation to janet@jaeiadvisory.com with “Board Discussion Guide” in the subject line.
A review request
If you read the book and find it useful, an honest review on Amazon would be deeply appreciated.
Reviews help the book reach more Chairs, directors, CEOs and governance leaders who may find the work useful in their own boardrooms.
Please also share the book with a director, Chair, CEO or governance colleague who is carrying serious responsibility in a purpose-led organisation. These are conversations more boards need to be having now.