The benefits of an early start
Family and social pressures on top of a busy executive job leave very little time for many to consider anything more than managing the status quo. However, not carving out some time to develop your personal brand can have serious consequences for your future board career. An Early Start to Your Board Career can be […]
Which Board is for You?
Deciding which board is for you is a major key to your future success on a board. Taking on a board role that is not suited to you can lead to problems later down the line. So before you even start to prepare your application, you need to really consider the question which board roles […]
What Board should I apply for?
‘What sort of board role can I be appointed to?’ is a question that I get asked frequently. The question of what board to apply to is natural in the beginning of one’s board career but, I think, it equally does not bode well for the potential success of a board candidate in finding the ‘right board’ for them. I say this because […]
Your Board Profile
Before you begin your board search it is important to develop your unique board profile This will become your ‘board business card’. After stripping away the contextual issues, in my experience, there are essentially five criteria that need to be addressed when writing a board profile. They are: Past board or committee experience It is important to be […]
Getting the basis of your Board CV right
In our last ‘Board Thoughts’ article I wrote about getting your board profile right remembering that, above all, it should answer the question ‘Why should you be appointed to this board?’ Today I want to focus on the basis for writing a ‘board-ready’ CV. Whilst not all board appointments require a dedicated board CV, it is […]
Beware the bait & switch
One of our members raised my attention to a disturbing trend of which I thought you should be aware. ‘Value Add Directors’ Organisations of all different shapes and sizes require the services of a board and board members. For example there are: committees, advisory boards, sub-committees, independent directors, non executive directors and ‘value add’ directors. However, […]