By Mardi Witzel In my first blog One Woman’s Journey into Board Governance, I talked about the different paths to a board appointment, ranging from the coveted ‘shoulder tap’ to the less glamorous but broadly rewarding tack of ‘over-preparedness.’ Looking back and thinking about my first board appointment, it wasn’t something I went looking for,Continue reading “One Woman’s Journey into Board Governance – Part 2 Crossing the Threshold: Courting, Dating and Moving in with an NFP Board”
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Free Webinar – Aspiration to Achievement: A Roadmap to a Board Role
Join us for a free webinar where we will discuss board role fundamentals and outline a roadmap to a board role with our four governance coaches. Date and TimeWednesday, January 25, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST – Online**Register Here** In this virtual session, you will learn about the roadmap for your board journey.Continue reading “Free Webinar – Aspiration to Achievement: A Roadmap to a Board Role”
Does Your Board of Directors Look Good or Do Good?
By Paul Dubal, Governance Coach Does Your Board of Directors Look Good or Do Good? Leadership is a curious thing. People have different interpretations of what being an effective leader looks like. I have had many interesting debates with colleagues and associates about what constitutes an effective leader. Indeed, the whole concept of leadership hasContinue reading “Does Your Board of Directors Look Good or Do Good?“
One Woman’s Journey into Board Governance – Part 1: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
By Mardi Witzel I was roughly halfway through the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) flagship program when a friend shared with me that she had just received her first corporate board appointment. Specifically, she had been invited onto the board of a small publicly listed company and I was thrilled for her. I was also more than aContinue reading “One Woman’s Journey into Board Governance – Part 1: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”
Governance Boutique Expert Shares Her View On Organizations Taking Concrete Steps Toward Effective AI Governance
By Mardi Witzel, Governance Coach and Niraj Bhargava, CEO NuEnergy.ai Is AI Governance a Vitamin Pill or a Painkiller? It isn’t always possible to see how decisions are made about AI. It’s time for organizations to get serious about taking concrete steps toward effective AI governance. Let’s say you work for a bank that usesContinue reading “Governance Boutique Expert Shares Her View On Organizations Taking Concrete Steps Toward Effective AI Governance”
The Best Director Is A Learning Director
By Paul Dubal, Governance Coach Achieving a non-executive board director position is a huge achievement of which you can be justifiably proud. The benefit to your career and personal reputation is unparalleled. It is an endorsement of your status and leadership qualities. However, far too many times I have experienced new directors who, once having achievedContinue reading “The Best Director Is A Learning Director“
The Art Of Asking The Right Questions
By Paul Dubal, Governance Coach A Board orientation is a great forum for getting directors up to speed, and invariably involves a great deal of reading and knowledge gathering around the company, its products and services, its industry, the strategy etc. There is lots to assimilate for a new director. It is also important toContinue reading “The Art Of Asking The Right Questions“
Does Joining the Board Really Mean Joining the Men’s Team?
By Donna Price, Governance Coach and founder of the Governance Boutique Evidently, it does. I believe that many of our achievements arise out of our effort (many times, significant effort), skill, character and personality. Growing up in my neighbourhood, more boys than girls participated in sports. Undeterred by size and gender, it never occurred to me that IContinue reading “Does Joining the Board Really Mean Joining the Men’s Team?”
Joining A Board? – Ask That One Important Question (Or Two!)
By Paul Dubal, Governance Coach By Paul Dubal, Governance Coach There can be a huge amount of personal sense of achievement in securing a board position. You are at the very heart of the strategic direction, oversight and decision making of a company. In the excitement of the appointment, many would-be directors fail to considerContinue reading “Joining A Board? – Ask That One Important Question (Or Two!)”
Being A Director Is Not Just About Attending Board Meetings
By Paul Dubal, Governance Coach The days of turning up for a board meeting, socialising with your golf buddies as you nod your head in agreement with all of management’s proposals, enjoying a sumptuous lunch, collecting your Director’s fee, and sitting back until the next quarter are well and truly gone. The demands on the modernContinue reading “Being A Director Is Not Just About Attending Board Meetings”
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