What Chairs Want - Understanding what Chairs look for in a NED

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What Chairs Want
Understanding what Chairs look for in a NED
DAVID SCHWARZ

The Perfect Board Candidate
It often seems difficult to decipher exactly what boards look
for in a board member. But there...

1. An Executive Skill Set

You must understand quite specifically what you have to
offer and how your primary skills or experience will
contribute at...

Top 3 Executive Skills
People ask me regularly ‘What skills do most boards want in a potential board
member?’
They are:
Fi...

Understanding Your Board Skills
Boards require a diverse matrix of skills but
pinning down exactly what these skills are
c...

Understanding what Executive Skills are
Required
Key to any board application is determining what a board wants in a new M...

2. Personal Connections

Demonstrating how your ‘Personal Connections’ (otherwise known as
‘networks’ which Malcom Gladwell in his book Tipping Poi...

What are Personal Connections?
At the most basic level personal connections are simply people you know. If you are a
frequ...

Why Do Chairs Care About Personal
Connections?
 Being well connected suggests that you are a strong
candidate.
 Your con...

Is it All About Your Connections?
No, it’s not just about that. There have been times when I have
interviewed ‘professiona...

Your Personal Connections Count
They do. However, they count only if they are genuine. If they
are, then they suggest not ...

3. Past Governance Experience

‘The best way to demonstrate future success is past success’ - an old adage many
adhere to because it rings true. Of cours...

I Have Board Experience, So What Do I
Do?
Dare them not to see you! Ensure your CV promotes your board experience
clearly ...

I Don’t Have Board Experience, So What
Do I Do?
The obvious answer is to get some. I am aware that this response might see...

4. Demonstrable Passion

One always has to remember that passion is the key to being
able to effectively serve on a board. Current board members
ar...

Passion, Really?
The best board members I speak to are definitely capable but more
than that they are passionate about wha...

How Do You Demonstrate Passion?
 Demonstrate your passion for the industry by demonstrating some prior or
current history...

5. Cultural Fit

Boards operate in a fragile ecosystem, where effective decision-making
relies on members being able to have robust discuss...

How Do You Demonstrate Having a
Cultural Fit?
 The most obvious is linked to your current executive experience. For examp...

What Does a Cultural Misfit Look Like?
On the occasions I have seen a board appointment fail it is often
due, in part, to ...

How Can You Tell What the Culture of a
Board is Like?
Many of the reasons for a failed appointment can be addressed by
ens...

Surely Cultural Fit Is Not Such a Big Deal?
It is. Cultural fit lies at the heart of many a failed board application
and a...

How Can Board Direction Help You?
Board Direction has a variety of services to help you find and gain a Non-Executive
Dire...

David Schwarz
Board Career Counsellor, International Board Recruiter and Founder of
Board Direction

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