How you should use Search Firms to get a Board Appointment
20% of appointments in Australia are made through recruiters and adverts. You need to know how to make search firms work in your favour.
20% of appointments in Australia are made through recruiters and adverts. You need to know how to make search firms work in your favour.
There are 4 key things to work when developing personal or professional connections - your motivation, authenticity, passion & mantra.
People you know and trust, who are connected are not who you should target to get you a board appointment.
The demand for Non Executive Directors never drops. If anything the competition for these positions increases in times of uncertainty.
People incorrectly think that they don’t have the right level of skills or experience to sit on boards. This is untrue if you are clear on what sort of board you would like to sit on.
An effective board profile can make the difference between being appointed or not even seen for an interview.
Chairs seek these 3 desirable attributes when looking for new board members. You need to understand what they are and how to leverage them in your favour.
In some cases, it is the opposite of what you should do. Think carefully about what your next appointment should look like.
The conversation about board diversity has stalled around gender diversity. As such, there is a strong push to increase the number of women on boards, but diversity is far broader than that.
LinkedIn is an under utilised tool for most directors when it comes to sourcing and developing board connections. LinkedIn Groups can help
This is the 15th year of me putting people on boards. It is an opportunity for me to reflect on the changes I have seen over that time and provide some of the key elements I have seen that are common with those who gained board appointments.
There are plenty of reasons why you should consider a board appointment - personal and professional. But for some the risk is just too great - though there are many,…