What is a Non-Executive Director in Australia and what are the risks?
In Australia, a non-executive director is one who is not employed by the organisation. By law, all directors are personally liable, therefore you must consider the risks.
Is a governance qualification required for a board appointment?
A governance qualification is rarely a must-have though it might just be what separates you from your competitors.
Due Diligence Process for Non-Executive Directors
When offered a Non-Executive Director role, it is crucial to conduct a thorough due diligence process before accepting.
What to do after a successful board interview?
Congratulations on your successful board interview. There are several factors you need to consider before saying yes.
Company directors fall short of cyber security skills mark
There are many significant expectations of modern company directors. Cyber security awareness is one of a number of responsibilities for directors – and an increasingly important one, if a recent Department of Home Affairs discussion paper is anything to go by. The paper, which received 143 submissions from a wide range of organisations including Facebook, […]
Confused about Directors and Officers Insurance? Here’s some information to help you understand the basics
In Australia, Directors and Officers Insurance is usually directed at covering the defence costs and settlements of proceedings against the Directors and Officers of a company for claims made against them.
Contacting a Company About a Board Opportunity
You scanned our available board vacancies and found the perfect board opportunity for you. You have done your online research as well as your personal research, so now you feel ready to complete a board application that will stand out above the rest. But before you write your application, there is one final element to […]
Personal Research – the Key to a Board Appointment
This is the 2nd article on the essential research you need to do to gain a board appointment. It complements the first one I have written on online research. This is the article that delves into the detail about what you need to do next. This is the missing link that will almost certainly take you […]
Doing Online Research for Your Board Appointment
To gain a board appointment you must separate yourself from your competitors – of which there are many. But how do you do that? OVERWHELMINGLY the best way to do this, and I have seen it happen time and time again, is by conducting in-depth research. The problem is the vast majority of candidates don’t […]
7 Steps to Gaining a Corporate Board Seat
In a previous article on diversity in the boardroom I made a plea for board seats to be more obtainable to a wider, qualified, more diverse audience with a broad range of talent. To remain competitive and profitable, our corporations depend on it. This opens the market to a much wider group of prospective directors […]
What to Ask Before Joining a Board
The hardest, and sometimes most important, questions to answer when considering joining a board are often the least measurable.