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Is the Transition from Executive to Non-Executive Director really that difficult?
Don’t wait until retirement to get the experience you need to make that transition.
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15 Years of Board Recruitment Experience Taught Me This
In the last 15 years, three things have become clear and should frame your thinking about how you might gain your first, or a subsequent, board appointment
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How much do UK Non Executive Directors get paid?
Whilst people pursue board appointments for a wide range of reasons it is useful to know how much you might get paid.
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Do These 5 Things to Gain a Commercial Board Appointment
The 5 commandments to expedite a board appointment
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Have you Considered a Role on a Government Board?
Public bodies across the UK deliver important essential services and offer a wide array of roles.
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With no board experience – who will appoint you? What roles should you pursue?
You need to be clear on what sort of board you would like to sit on and know what value you offer.
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Where to begin with no board experience: Leveraging your executive experience
You need to identify your executive skills that are valuable at board level and be able to articulate it.
Read MoreHow to write a Board Profile that Dares them not to Appoint You
Beyond being able to specifically define your board aspirations and the organisations you want and can be appointed to (your first step) you must be able to articulate your offering to those target organisations and organisations just like them if you want a board appointment. Whilst this may seem obvious it is one of the … Continued
Read MoreThree Desirable Criteria for a Board Candidate
In my previous article, I spoke about the five core criteria that Chairs look for in the ‘perfect’ board candidate. They were 1. Prior governance experience – having sat on or worked with boards before 2. An executive skill set that is valuable at board level. 3. Networks and relationships that can be utilised by … Continued
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