Orchestrate for Impact with Governance with Selena Evans

12/06/2025 46 min Temporada 1 Episodio 4

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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 controlThe role of friction, feedback, and psychological safetyHidden power dynamics and structural inertiaReflexive protocols and decision-making designHow organisations can become more humane and adaptableWhy even small teams can start redesigning governance today00:00 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 ThoughtsLinks & ResourcesAra 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_ENMjtdoVZRYmj5Daniel Kahneman  WYSIATI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_SlowFollow Orchestrate for ImpactWebsite: www.orchestrateforimpact.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/orchestrate-for-impactYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OrchestrateforImpact/podcastsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/37BnWvatGQyU5AkRY7ibXU?si=G2f_htBsRi6LvDzjPzhcAwApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/orchestrate-for-impact/id1816620342Subscribe & ShareIf you enjoyed this conversation, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who’d find it helpful.MusicIntro and outro music by Eli DeVylder “43 (fin)” - used with permissionJoin the ConversationWhat did this episode spark for you? I’d love to hear your reflections. Reach out to me on LinkedIn