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# Episode 68: Lessons from 3000 Board Meetings

By: [Pete Johnson](https://www.smegrowthpodcast.com/episodes/author/pete-johnson) on  May 2, 2024, 11:15:59 AM

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Over the last 20 years, Dave Parry and Richard Buckle have chaired over 3000 board meetings for hundreds of SMEs - in this week's episode of The SME Growth Podcast, Dave and Rich explore the lessons they've learnt from these experiences and how having regular board meetings is critical to the success and growth of a business.

Dave and Rich also explore the advantages of bringing outside influence into the board room and how that external nature can be fruitful in bringing direction and challenge to senior leaders on the board.

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