Propel Your Board Career Forward | Episodes 44, 45 and 46
To close the year out, I’m sharing a series of three podcast episodes containing some tips, suggestions, and recommendations on how you can best use this time of year to propel your board career forward.
Episode 44 is for those folks who are starting out on their board journey: the aspiring board members.
Episode 45 is for those who are looking to reboot their board goals and are ready to put some serious effort behind their 2022 networking strategy with an aim to getting onto a board.
Episode 46 covers what to do when looking to take your board career to the next level: moving from a volunteer board role to a paid board role.
Happy listening!
Episode 44 | Start Your Board Journey
So you want to get on a board, but you’re not sure how to start your board journey. ‘How do I get on a board’ is a common question that I receive. To help you start out, I have three things for you to do to make your journey into the boardroom smart, smooth, and direct.
If you are looking to put some serious efforts into your board goals, consider enrolling into Break into the Boardroom: it’s a fully online self-paced course taking you through the steps to land a board role. Enrolment includes a personal one-to-one coaching call with me where we can leverage off the work you have done in the course to support you to achieve your board goal(s). You can find that course here.
Resources for Aspiring Board Members
Article: Setting a Board Goal
Podcast: Developing a Powerful Unique Value Proposition | Ep. 27
Article: Personal Branding for Aspiring Board Members
Episode 45 | Reboot your Board Goals
Creating and executing an intentional networking strategy that is natural and isn’t wholly reliant on you having to meet people face-to-face, may be what it takes to reboot your board search strategy. I also want you to not have to rely solely on responding to board advertisements as your primary tactic to securing a board seat. It’s certainly one way to get into the boardroom but is something to be used in combination with a networking strategy.
If you are looking to put some serious efforts into your board goals, consider enrolling into Break into the Boardroom: it’s a fully online self-paced course taking you through the steps to land a board role. Enrolment includes a personal one-to-one coaching call with me where we can leverage off the work you have done in the course to support you to achieve your board goal(s). You can find that course here.
Resources to help you Network for a Board Role
Podcast: The Art of Networking | Ep. 29
Article: How to Network for a Board Position
Article: Five Considerations when Networking for a Board Role
Article: Five MORE Considerations when Networking for a Board Role
Episode 46 | Progress Your Board Career
If you’re ready to find that next board role, firstly, I encourage you to work through the steps I’ve laid out in episodes 44 and 45. This process that I developed (and have encapsulated in the self-paced course Break into the Boardroom) works for aspiring board members of any level: first board role or fifth board role, paid or unpaid. There are few additional recommendations that I have for you if you’re ready to take your board career to the next level that are prefect to do at this time of year (or any time really!).
Resources to Support your Board Career Evolution
Article: The Benefits of Formal Director Education
Article: The Benefits of Informal Director Education
Article: Preparing Your Board Resume
Article: The Importance of Patience with your Board Career
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