What to do in Your First 90 Days as a Non-Executive Director
Contributors: Caroline Emmet, Julia Fuller, Charlotte Sweeney Once you get your first board appointment, the next step is to get some pointers on how to ensure you get off to […]
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How do you solve a problem like a dysfunctional Start-Up board?
Kelsey Lynn-Skinner Technology Partner, IP Group plc Start-up boards are always interesting, frequently challenging, but often dysfunctional. Operating, as most start-ups do, with an unproven business model and/or limited resources […]
Why build a Board CV?
Investing time and thought in creating a Board CV is the single most important action you can take to be successful in your board ambitions. But it’s not just us. […]
How to identify which boards will value you most
Rachel Slattery Partner in the Chair and Non-executive Director practice at Odgers Berndtson Rachel Slattery, Partner in the Chair and Non-executive Director practice at Odgers Berndtson, offers a framework to […]
How to interview effectively - virtually
Sophie Eden Co-founder of Gordon & Eden executive search. Sophie Eden shares her tips in the context of virtual interviews and from her 15+years experience of supporting hundreds of candidates into the […]
How to get on a Headhunter's radar
Karoline Vinsrygg Head of Board Practice for the UK at Egon Zehnder Placing around 120 – 150 NEDs a year, around 60% of these to listed companies, Karoline and her […]
Boardroom Insights: Lifting the Lid on the Public Appointments Process
Are you interested in applying for a public appointment role? Perhaps you have applied to one before but not been successful? If so, listen back to this practical session when […]
Boardroom Insights: Non-departmental Public Bodies
Public appointments are generally ministerial appointments to boards of public bodies or advisory committees. Public bodies across the UK deliver important and essential public services. This includes large well known […]
What next? The final Hampton-Alexander Review
Women on Boards considers the findings of the final Hampton-alexander Review The effectiveness of the Review must lead to more, not less, scrutiny of boardroom diversity. We’ve come a long […]
Should companies report on board diversity as 'business as usual'?
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on proposals to require the listed firms it oversees to do just that.Women on Boards UK strongly supports these proposals and, indeed, considers […]
Celebrating 10 years of Women on Boards
We’re proud to have supported thousands of women into the boardroom over the last 10 years. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey and helped us […]
Jan Babiak's top 10 tips for becoming a NED
Jan Babiak Portfolio NED Jan spent 28 years with Ernst & Young before starting her ‘portfolio career’ in 2010. At EY, she held board-level and global P&L leadership roles in […]