The Human Boardroom

The Human Boardroom is a practical guide for board members and executive leaders who understand that real risk doesn’t start in spreadsheets - it starts in silence, culture, and behavior. As complexity rises and trust erodes under pressure, many organizations fail not because they lacked a plan, but because they missed the early signals. This book shows how boards can lead with greater awareness, sharper questions, and more honest dialogue. Drawing on insights from human factors science, high-reliability industries, and real-world failures, it offers frameworks to build trust, strengthen psychological safety, improve decision-making under pressure, and design metrics that measure early warning signals - not just outcomes. The Human Boardroom challenges leaders to go beyond oversight and into active stewardship of the human system: the culture, trust, and learning that make or break resilience. Because in every serious failure, there was someone who saw it coming. The question is - could they speak? And would anyone listen?