Building Your Core Board Skills
In surveying board recruiters, the feedback they gave was overwhelming – they want to see you demonstrate business acumen, strategic …
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The Worst Pieces of Advice I’ve Heard as a Director
It’s a shock and surprise to new board members. The people they end up sharing the boardroom with can sometimes …
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Five Things I Wish I Knew Before Joining a Board
We live life forward, and understand it in reverse. Wouldn’t life be so much easier if we did it the …
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How to be of Service to your Fellow Board Members
I believe that everyone is a leader. Regardless of whether you wear a specific title or have a certain designated …
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The Value of Formal Director Development
Last week I wrote about the enormous value – and competitive advantage – from undertaking ongoing, informal director education. There …
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The Value of Informal Director Education
It’s quite easy, as a new or aspiring board member, to get caught in the trap of thinking that you …
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Most Boards don’t Budget for Director Development. Here’s what that means for you.
It’s an unfortunate reality. The people governing and directing organisations are not allocating themselves budget to learning and development – …
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Book Review: Simply Said by Jay Sullivan
Let’s face it; most of us can do with improving our communication. Whether it’s written or spoken, how we communicate …
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Five Self On-boarding Strategies
A lot has been said about how boards can on-board new board members. With all that has been written and …
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Don’t Take it Personally
Hands up if you’ve ever felt personally offended or the ‘victim’ of something someone says to you. Or if you …
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