In this fireside chat from Diligent Elevate 2026, lululemon independent director Kathryn Henry sits down with Dottie Schindlinger, executive director of the Diligent Institute, to explore what trusted leadership actually looks like in the boardroom.
Drawing on her experience across public-company boards, Henry sets out four signals of trusted board leadership:
This perspective is for directors, board chairs and senior leaders thinking about what governance excellence requires in practice — not as a framework, but as a daily discipline.
Key takeaways
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