10 Questions to Consider Before Joining a Board
Conducting your due diligence. Board appointments are often a competitive process and the current board will want to know you are the right fit. But equally, you must make sure […]
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Building and Nurturing your Networks
One of the best pieces of advice we can give to our members is to build your professional networks. WOB is working hard to bring transparency to the board recruitment […]
Feeling Creative? Then Arts Boards are *NOT* For You
This article was written summarising the discussions at our Boardroom Insights: Arts Boards event in September 2018. Are you feeling creative? Do you love to paint or act? Then steer […]
Top Tips for Joining a Board
Fiona Hathorn, Women on Boards UK, October 2018 To get anywhere in life, you need to know who you are, where you are, and how you might get there. It sounds quite […]
3 Great Reasons to Consider a Board Role
Many people see non-executive roles as something you can only do after reaching the top in your executive career – we disagree! There is a huge variety of board roles […]
The Tip of the Iceberg - What a Good Chair Needs to do Outside the Board Room
A good chair speaks just 6% of the time in a board meeting and should not take up more than 10% of the airtime. This is the view of Professor […]
Books --- Recommended Reading
A few books we think you might enjoy. How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future Vaclav Smil 2022 Stage (Not Age) How to […]
ESG and Climate Resources for Directors
Latest update – The Transition Planning Taskforce (TPT) has published sector guidance to support change within companies. The seven sector guides cover Asset Management, Asset owners, Banks, Electric, Utilities & […]
Three Key Actions to Step up to Chair
The Chair is key to any board – shaping how it runs and making a significant contribution to the organisation. Experienced NEDs who are comfortable in the non-executive role may […]
ON BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Anica Alvarez Nishio
Anica Alvarez Nishio NED for VAPC (Arm’s Length Advisory Body to the Ministry of Defence); National Institute of Health and Care Excellence Quality Standards Advisory Committee, National Institute of Health […]
Welcoming the launch of the FTSE Women Leaders Review
Going further on gender After a period of relative inaction from government, we are delighted to see the recent launch of the “FTSE Women Leaders Review” – a new government-backed […]
Mail Online - Less than half of firms outside FTSE 350 have met target for women on boards
Less than half of listed firms outside of the biggest 350 companies have met targets for women in the boardroom and a “shocking” 54% still have no female top bosses, […]