Quick Course - The Headhunter Landscape
Navigating your way to a board role is challenging, and headhunters may appear like a block in your path. Yet with the right approach, many of our members find their […]
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Boardroom Briefing: May 2023
A brief monthly update on corporate governance and related areas from Pinsent Mason The month’s briefing covers economic crime & corporate transparency, virtual AGMs, FRC audit supervision approach and KPMG […]
Boardroom Briefing: April 2023
A brief monthly update on corporate governance and related areas from Pinsent Mason The month’s briefing covers bank failures, board diversity, FRC sanctions for audit failures, climate and sustainability as […]
Successful ESG implementation
Three key factors to apply – to big and small businesses The scale of the challenges regarding ESG is very different for large established firms relative to start-ups or smaller […]
Are You a Leader or a Manager?
Do you understand how to think strategically, oversee change and/or manage a diverse team innovatively and collaboratively? Fiona Hathorn, our co-founder and MD, considers leadership & management and how both […]
How to ask for a pay rise
Equal Pay Day signifies the day in the year that women effectively stop earning, relative to men. Or put another way, in comparison to the average man on a full-time […]
Three board behaviours that demonstrate readiness to transition to a Chair role
John Dembitz, inter alia Chair of Women on Boards Adapted from his speech at the launch of our Directors’ Circle membership offer for experienced non-executives. Those of us who have […]
Non-Executive Opportunities: An Introductory Guide
Here we give a high-level overview of non-executive opportunities and how they differ between sectors. We hope this will help you to position yourself to find a role with boards […]
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 […]
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 […]