Be more competitive when searching for directorships: guidance and advice on finding board roles in a competitive market. Four 1:1 coach-mentor sessions to assist you be short-listed more often.
Read MoreOverview ofCoach-Mentor Session for a Board Interview. Aspiring directors often need to counter pre-existing preferences and shift the focus from exact experience to transferable skills or potential. Discover more about our coaching service.
Read MoreMentor-Coach Conversation | When new to a board, you are dealing with getting up to speed quickly while understanding board dynamics and styles of fellow directors. This valuable 4 session coach-mentor series will help to think through the issues.
Read MoreMentor-Coach Conversation | Although executives and board directors understand the importance of succession planning, often the outcomes go off track — here are some reasons why. Succession ‘doing’ is hard work.
Read MoreMentor-Coach Conversation | Sustained success requires high-performance. What does this really mean for boardrooms?
Read MoreMentor-Coach Conversation | A combined board is stronger than any one individual and its collective capability combines a range of individual skills, experiences and potential. While board selection decisions come down to four factors, there are important questions for nominations committees and candidates to consider to determine who is the ‘right’ director.
Read MoreMentor-Coach Conversation | Nomination committees that answer “who is the ‘right’ director given our future direction?” create capability for a stronger organisation. Dianne’s article ‘Improve Board Composition’ appeared in the Company Director magazine by the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Read MoreMentor-Coach Conversation | There comes a time when the end of your board term is approaching and you need to assess whether to stay or go. "Why am I on this board?" and ‘What drives you as a director?’ are good starting points, but there are further questions you may need to ask.
Read MoreMentor-Coach Conversation | Executives aiming for the boardroom will need to hone more than executive skills and a technical specialty. The real transition requires a shift of mind-set.
Read MoreMentor-Coach Conversation | My article for AICD’s Company Director magazine, on making an impact and contributing with clear value when joining a new board.
Read MoreMentor-Coach Conversation | The move toward culturally diverse boards continues to be slow mainly due to systemic barriers. Yet, at an individual and collective level, boards are astutely aware they perform best when they reflect their wide-ranging and diverse world.
Read MoreMentor-Coach Conversation | Ensuring the sustainability of arts organisations is vital to a creatively connected nation. Our cultural and creative sectors are facing significant forces of change and evolution. A recent report by the Arts Council sets out the current state of governance in the arts and highlights new insights about governance practices.
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