Corporate Board Readiness Workshop: Mapping Your Path to the Board Room

Please note: One ticket includes all 6 sessions: 8:00-10:00 AM PDT, all course materials & resources, and recordings of presentations. Breakout conversations are not recorded.

6-Part Virtual Corporate Board Training Starting Friday, January 16th

Get Your Board Materials and Plan of Action Ready

• Learn Corporate Board Ins and Outs

• Meet Corporate Directors

• Get Samples and Written Guides

Session 1 

The road to the corporate boardroom – getting started. A panel of corporate directors will share their journeys and insights.

• Why serve on a board?

• Assess your readiness

• What type of corporate board is right for you?

• How and why are the needs for board expertise changing.

• What is role of the BoD?

• Difference between board governance and management

• Ask Me Anything: breakouts with corporate director panelists (20 minutes)

Session 2 

How to position yourself and be found as a board candidate. Board savvy advisors and corporate directors will share their insights.

• Difference between executive and board profiles

• Creating your board profile: value proposition, bio, resume and LinkedIn

• Pitching yourself

• How will boards find you?

• Networking: mapping your network & building allies for your board journey

Session 3 : 

Target, evaluate, interview, and pitch for board opportunities.  A panel of corporate directors will share their lessons learned.

• Reverse search – targeting companies & boards

• Use AI to supercharge your board research

• Doing your due diligence

• The interview processes

• Panelists share their value propositions

• Your value proposition & pitch practice breakout with peers (20 minutes)

Session 4 : 

Our legal and insurance experts will walk through some key risk & reward issues for board service.

• Fiduciary requirements of a director

• Board compensation

• D&O and indemnification agreements

Your Draft Board Bio Submission is Due.

Session 5 : 

Getting input on your board bio draft, reaching out to recruiters and organizations who look for board directors, and continuing your journey.

• Board members and advisors will join in each breakout group to provide feedback on your bio.

• Working with search firms and recruiters 

• Board database and training organizations 

• Workshop your board bio in small groups 

• Joining a Mastermind group to continue your board journey

Session 6:

Q&A with Directors and Peer-to-Peer LinkedIn Review:

• Your time to ask all the questions you have remaining in a confidential small-group setting

• Apply personal-branding lessons and templates to your LinkedIn profile and let your co-participants help you make it shine

To learn more, reach out and schedule a short call to discuss your goals and questions with Liz Mabey at this link.