Board Search Training Series – On Demand

$4,997.00

This 15 part on-demand Training Series will cover everything you need to know about the board appointment process, where to start & how to separate yourself from your competitors.

In this 15 part on-demand webinar series, David Schwarz will not only teach you everything you need to know to gain a board appointment, but will share with you unique insights that very few with his experience know.

Are you: finding it difficult to write successful board applications? not getting past the interview? unable to find board opportunities? or are you not sure where to start?

In the ‘How to gain a board appointment’ webinar series, we will address all of these issues and show you…

How to SEPARATE yourself from your competitors: Understanding how to de-risk your potential appointment and how to articulate your value at board level

What Chairs look for in a SUCCESSFUL board candidate: How to address the five core elements and three desirable elements that will get you appointed

How to FIND opportunities and TARGET organisations. Specifically how people are appointed to boards and what strategies and tactics are required to do so effectively

How LONG it takes to get appointed and how much you could be PAID? How to gain a board appointment in under 12mths and what you could expect to be paid

What the must-have DOCUMENTS you need to support any application are?What Board CV, Board Cover Letter and board applications will separate you from your competitors your personal connections

Here is what you get:

15 x 45 minute ON DEMAND webinars presented by David Schwarz

Each webinar is standalone to watch where and when it suits you

Real life insights garnered from over 15 years of board recruitment experience

Email responses from David Schwarz to your questions

All the slides and documents from each webinar

The Content

The series consists of 15 x 45-minute webinars. Each webinar’s content is standalone. You can complete them as a series or select those topics relevant to you during each stage of the board appointment process. 

Of fundamental importance is knowing which board you want to be appointed to but also which sort of board would actually appoint you. At the end of this session, you will understand the journey ahead, how long it will take and how much you might get paid.

This webinar addresses the following elements:
a) The risks and rewards of a Non Executive directorship.
b) Setting your aspiration and defining the right board appointment for you.
c) How long it will take to get appointed.
d) What you could be paid.

There are literally thousands of board opportunities available and whilst you might be interested in many of them, knowing which sort of board is right for you is key. Without this clarity, you will be unfocused and spend time chasing the wrong sort of opportunities. At the end of this session, you will understand what sort of opportunities are available and where to find them.

This webinar addresses the following elements:
a) Where & how to gain a Government/Public Appointment.
b) What commercial opportunities are available and where to find them.
c) The benefits of NfP appointments, what is available and where to find them.

The Chair is the ultimate decision maker. As such, it is paramount to understand what their drivers are when appointing new directors. At the end of this session, you will leave understanding, regardless of the scope or scale of the organisation, what five things a chair wants to see in a successful candidate plus a few desirable elements. Responding to these is the basis of your board profile and the reason you should be appointed.

This webinar addresses the following elements:
a) Essential Criteria: The five core elements every Chair wants to see in a successful board candidate.
b) Desirable Criteria: The three desirable elements that will improve your chances of getting appointed.

Knowing what a chair wants is one thing but if you cannot articulate being able to meet these requirements on paper or in person the exercise is futile. At the end of this session, you will be able to both articulate and write your board profile – the reason you should be appointed.

This webinar addresses the following elements:
a) Understanding the Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE)
b) Writing & articulating your board pitch addressing the five core criteria chairs want to see in a successful board candidate.

Whilst there are just four ways you are going to be appointed to a board this webinar should revolutionise the way you go about gaining a board appointment. At the end of this session, you will understand the statistics on how people are appointed and how to de-risk your potential appointment – both key to a successful journey ahead.

This webinar addresses the following elements:
a) The four ways candidates are appointed to boards – the statistics and realities of each approach.
b) The Chair is key – de-risking your application by ensuring you are a strong cultural fit
c) Research Research Research – the most important element.

Building on the previous webinar here you will discover that your personal connections are the key to a board appointment – but it is not the ones you thought they were. At the end of this session, you will learn about your different types of personal connections and how to leverage them into an appointment.

This webinar addresses the following elements:
a) Your motivation is everything – ensuring you appropriately articulate the reason you should be appointed.
b) Personal Connections count but the valuable ones are not who you think they are.
c) How to use and leverage ‘Strong Tie’ relationships.
d) How to develop and utilise ‘Weak Tie’ relationships.

LinkedIn is an essential tool to use to generate personal connections – ones that will get you appointed. At the end of this session, you discover how to create weak ties connections, get meetings and introductions and how to leverage this amazing board appointment tool.

This webinar addresses the following elements:
a) The basics – how LinkedIn works and how to make it work for you.
b) Advanced Search – how to find the right people – no matter what your experience.
c) Connecting via InMails & Connections – both are valuable tools.
d)The language to use when connecting that will result in success.
e) A practical example – a real-life guide to making LinkedIn work.

Knowing which organisation you might be appointed to is one thing. Approaching them directly with the right pitch is another. At the end of this session, you will know how to directly approach your target organisations in a way that ‘dare’s them not to appoint you’.

This webinar addresses the following elements:
a) About the direct approach.
b) Who to connect with?
c) How to connect with them – what to say and what not to say?
d) Why this approach works.

Executive Search Firms are more powerful than you think. It is therefore essential you understand how they work, how to impress them and how to separate yourself from your countless competitors.

This webinar addresses the following elements:
a) How search firms work – what they do and what they don’t do.
b) How to separate yourself from your countless competitors?
c) What to say and do when they call you.
d) What to say and do when you call them.

Responding to advertised vacancies means you are in a highly competitive environment. At the end of this session you will know: how to stand out from other applicants; the documents you need and how to impress enough to get an interview.

This webinar addresses the following elements:
a)  What to do first – *hint* don’t call straight away.
b) How to impress them in a single call.
c) What to ask and what not to ask.
d) An intro into the documents you need to impress.

A board CV is drastically different from an executive CV in terms of tone, content and approach. In fact, having written a board CV can make the difference between an unsuccessful or successful application. At the end of this session, you will understand the differences and have all the elements you need to write your own board CV.

This webinar addresses the following elements:
a) Why a board CV is different from an executive CV.
b) Why a board CV works.
c) The key elements of, and how to write, a stand outboard CV (7 elements).

Chairs read and expect a board application cover letter. At the end of this session, you will be able to write a stand outboard cover letter – one that will dramatically separate yourself from your competitors and one that no one else will write – guaranteed!

This webinar addresses the following elements:
a) Why a board cover letter matters.
b) How to write a cover letter that will separate you from your competitors.
c) The five key elements of a successful board cover letter.

Many applications require a supporting statement submitted. If they do you are being graded against each element so it is essential you know what works, what doesn’t and why. At the end of this session, you will know how to successfully address each criterion set out for you in a supporting statement.

This webinar addresses the following elements:
a) How to prepare to write a successful supporting statement.
b) What they really want to see in a great statement.
c) How to structure your response to any question.
d) How to define your success.

Board interviews, like board CVs, are different from executive interviews and are the point that many fail in gaining a board appointment. At the end of this session, you be able to answer any board interview question but also know what questions to expect.

This webinar addresses the following elements:
a) What you need to do to prepare.
b) What questions you will be asked.
c) How to respond to any question – guaranteed.
d) Reasons for a poor or unsuccessful interview.

A successful interview does not necessarily mean an offer – or you accept the offer. At the end of this session, you will be able to leverage your success or failure into a sustainable offer or a new board appointment.

This webinar addresses the following elements:
a) What to do following an unsuccessful interview.
b) What to do following a successful interview.

The 15-Part Board Appointment Series is included in these membership packages:

$1,997

The training, planning, documents & vacancies you need to work towards an appointment within we months

NED Program

$9,999

Work privately with David Schwarz over 12 months, and we will guarantee you a board appointment.​

I have found each of the sessions very informative and have taken away a number of key points that I have begun putting into action. I am looking forward to finishing the full series.

Garry

Sydney