Boards are no longer just assessing performance. They are assessing leadership maturity – the quality of judgment, perspective and decision-making leaders bring when setting direction in an uncertain world. 

Tomorrow’s boards expect more of senior leaders – often long before a board seat is offered. Delivery excellence is assumed. What sets trusted leaders apart is their ability to think strategically, make sound decisions, and navigate complexity, particularly when multiple perspectives, risks, and stakeholders are involved. 

In this public WeQual Global Insights session, Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz shares first-hand experience into how boards evaluate judgment, leadership maturity, and inclusive decision-making at the highest levels. As a former CEO and now Chair and Non-Executive Director across globally exposed organizations, Susan has experienced the shift from operational leadership to enterprise and board-level responsibility from both sides of the table. 

The session is hosted by Emma Hicks, SVP Product and Learning at WeQual, and former Head of Professional Development at the Institute of Directors, where she led the prestigious Chartered Director qualification. Drawing on WeQual’s leadership maturity lens, Emma frames the internal shift leaders must make as they move from execution to direction-setting — and how inclusive leadership manifests not as behavior or rhetoric, but as the ability to integrate diverse perspectives into sound enterprise judgment.

This is not a session on governance mechanics or boardroom etiquette.
It is about how boards experience you – and what they will demand tomorrow.

Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz – Former long-serving CEO and now Chair and
Non-Executive Director across complex, globally exposed organizations, Susan brings a rare dual perspective on how leadership expectations change at board level. She shares what boards look for as signals of leadership maturity, inclusive judgment, and readiness to help set direction in uncertain and contested environments.

Emma Hicks (Host) – SVP, Product and Learning at WeQual, and former Head of Professional Development at the Institute of Directors, Emma brings deep experience working with chairs, NEDs, and senior executives through the Chartered Director pathway. Her insights reveal how boards evaluate leaders — and how inclusive leadership evolves from a set of behaviors into a critical capability for better decision–making.

Key Takeaways 

• How boards assess leadership maturity 

• The internal shift from operator to direction-setter 

• Inclusive judgment: integrating perspective, not seeking consensus 

• Influence without authority 

• Decision quality under pressure and uncertainty