What does diversity mean for a non-executive director appointment?
As a non-executive director candidate, you need to consider your points of diversity and why it is valuable.
2024 Australian Board Diversity Data
The 2024 Board Diversity Index has been recently released, highlighting significant changes in board diversity trends in Australia.
2023 Australian Board Diversity Data has been released
The 2023 Board Diversity Index has been recently released, highlighting significant changes in board diversity trends in Australia.
Revealed – the latest Australian Board Diversity Data and what it means for you
The latest Australian board diversity data has been released, including changing trends in board director skills and experience.
Three Desirable Criteria for a Board Candidate
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.
Is Diversity in the Boardroom the Answer to Future Growth?
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.
Having Women on Boards Pays Dividends for Companies
When the subject of board diversity comes up, it automatically leads to a discussion about gender diversity on boards. But having women on boards is a much greater factor than mere gender diversity; it’s a question of profitability. In a previous article I noted that there are far more to discuss when it comes to […]
What Boards want (4): Cultural Fit
The Importance of Demonstrating Cultural Fit in the Board Appointment Process In recent articles I have been working through the the five elements I know most Chairs or Nominations Committees consider when making board appointments including: which executive skills are valued at board level, why evidencing prior governance experience is so important and why your personal connections […]
Preparing yourself for a Non Executive Career
I am often asked what advice I would give to anyone wanting a board position. My immediate answer is to start looking for roles well before you need one as the process of being appointed can be lengthy. Beyond this, there are five factors you need to consider when preparing yourself for a non executive career. […]
How Much Do ‘Old School Networks’ Count?
The importance of our networks can never be underestimated when it comes to the board appointment process. So when asked how much old school networks count in a board appointment, the simple answer to this question is: ‘It depends on whether a board considers itself a rockpool or a Northern Quoll.’ Rockpool vs Northern Quoll […]
Women should gain positions on company boards on merit…
Women should gain positions on company boards on merit, not through enforced quotas, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says. Mr Abbott said that, while he supported his colleague Joe Hockey’s campaign to get more women on Australian company boards, he was “cool” on the idea of quotas. “Personally, I’ve always been cool on quotas,” Mr Abbott told reporters […]
Networking with a disability
Networking can be daunting for people with disabilities, but can be rewarding for when approached positively. Networking is a scary word. The prospect of entering a room full of strangers and having to make conversation can make anyone feel apprehensive. But for people with disabilities networking can be an even more daunting prospect – especially […]
International Comparison of women on boards
International Comparison Download the 2011 Catalyst Census: Fortune 500 Women Board Directors, published in December 2011.
Female representation on Not-for-profit, University and Government boards
Not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) Women are significantly better represented in NFPs than they are in public listed companies. According to research by Women on Boards conducted in 2008, women comprise 30% of directors, or their equivalents, in top NFP organisations (by revenue) In contrast to public listed companies, more than 75% of NFP boards were reported as having at […]
Appointments to ASX 200 Boards
The latest percentage of women on ASX 200 boards is 15.4% (17 December 2012). The percentage of women on boards of ASX 200 companies and the proportion of women comprising new appointments increased significantly in 2010 and 2011. The figures are the highest they have been in Australia. However, we still have a long way to go. A […]