Mentor-Coach Conversation | Useful guidance about tensions, dilemmas and paradoxes by Wendy K. Smith and Marianne W. Lewis, authors of ‘Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems’

THE IDEAL BOARD CANDIDATE

Mentor-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.

nominations, Skills-Matrix, Board-Ready Coaching, Director CV Example, NED Capability, Governance, On BoardsDianne Jacobs29 March 2023Nominations, Director, NED, Skills-Matrix, Get On A Board

IMPROVING BOARD COMPOSITION

Mentor-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.

Skills-Matrix, nominations, Directorships, NED Capability, Governance, Perspective, AICD, Australian Directors, Boardroom, On Boards, Non-Executive DirectorDianne Jacobs18 March 2023NED Capability, Nominations, Skills-Matrix, AICD, Australia, Get On A Board

WHAT DO YOU LISTEN FOR?

Mentor-Coach Conversation | For reinvention, uncover your hidden methodology for success, its benefits and limitations. What is your context and perception about success?

LEADERSHIP, PERSPECTIVE and POWER

Mentor-Coach Conversation | It is important how leaders perceive and use their power. People do not ‘have’ power as it is both conditional and situational. It depends on context, relationship, timing and dynamics. Empathetic, ethical and purposeful uses of power is what makes a better leader.

Leadership, Coaching, Trust, Culture, Power, Empathy, Perspective, CEODianne Jacobs23 February 2023Leadership, Coaching, trust, Culture, Power, Empathy

CHANGE LEADERSHIP

Mentor-Coach Conversation | How do leaders bring about and cope with systemic change in a more thoughtful way? The accelerators and reversals; opportunities and challenges - for businesses, their teams and themselves?

Trust, Resilience, Power, Leadership, Coaching, Perspective, Strengths, Strategist, CEO, Change and TransformationDianne Jacobs27 January 2023Change, Coaching, Leadership, next-level, Strengths

ASSESSING A BOARD OPPORTUNITY

Mentor-Coach Conversation | How do you consider if this is the right board for you? What are the ‘deal breakers’ for joining a board? Which hard and soft factors should be assessed? Where should an aspiring director draw the line?

Board-Ready Coaching, Directorships, NED Capability, nominations, Australian Directors, Board Director, Boardroom, Governance, Non-Executive Director, Portfolio Career, On BoardsDianne Jacobs15 January 2023board-ready, Director, Nominations, Get On A Board

WHY AM I ON THIS BOARD?

Mentor-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.

LEADERSHIP and LEGACY: RBG

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Lessons on leadership and legacy. Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A legacy and life worth celebrating.

Leadership, Legacy, Equal Opportunity, Reform, Courage, Coaching, Empathy, Change and TransformationDianne Jacobs28 February 2022Leadership, Legacy, RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Reform, Strategist, Courage, Coaching, Change, Empathy

SHAPE A PORTFOLIO CAREER AS A DIRECTOR

Mentor-Coach Conversation | As you start to plan your NED portfolio career here is some tried and true advice to start the journey. Like most transitions, it takes time and planning as the move often unfolds differently to what you first imagined.

HOW TO IMPACT YOUR NEW BOARD

Mentor-Coach Conversation | My article for AICD’s Company Director magazine, on making an impact and contributing with clear value when joining a new board.

EXECUTIVE RESILIENCE

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Lead others through trust and manage self through resilience. Resilience requires adaptiveness. Above all, it requires being kind to yourself while caring for the wellbeing of others.

CALMING DOUBT AND SELF-CRITICISM

Mentor-Coach Conversation | For many, certain questions of doubt keep recurring. Will they be good enough? Will they be found out? Will the next role or assignment be the one that brings them undone? Here are some solutions.

Career Advice, Coaching, Crossroads, Development, Leadership, Power, Resilience, Next LevelDianne Jacobs4 May 2021Coaching, Leadership, Self-Doubt, KPMG Leadership Summit 2020, KPMG Advancing the future of women in business

CULTURAL DIVERSITY ON BOARDS NEEDS ADVOCATES AND ACTIONS

Mentor-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.

FOCUS SHAPES CONTRIBUTIONS

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Whether you are part of an executive team, in the c-suite or have joined the boardroom, one thing is certain, where you focus your attention and what you listen for, shapes your contributions.

Focus, Strengths, Leadership, Directorships, CEO, Coaching, NED Capability, ContributionsDianne Jacobs8 March 2021Coaching, CEO, Director, Strengths, Focus, Contributions

EXECUTIVES NEED TO STAY RELEVANT

Mentor-Coach Conversation | How do you make sure you are better prepared for the next level? Without the ability to leverage change into a source of advantage, individual and technical skills are all but temporal. A lack of future relevancy is a key career risk for executives.

Career Advice, Coaching, Development, Leadership, Next Level, Resilience, Relevancy, PerspectiveDianne Jacobs7 March 2021Coaching, career, development, skills, resume, next-level, relevancy

ADVANCING WOMEN IS NOT RISKY BUSINESS

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Advancing women at Australian corporates should not be risky business. Yet, despite a strong business case for female representation, the data shows that for Australia’s biggest public companies giving women seats at the executive table is still proving a challenge for decision-makers.

Equal Opportunity, Leadership, Power, Reform, CEO, Courage, PromotionDianne Jacobs7 March 2021Leadership, Equality, business ethics, boardroom, c-suite, CEW - Chief Executive Women, Executive Leadership Teams, When Women Sit At The Table, The Talent Advisors, ASX200, Mark Carnegie

NED CAPABILITY: BE CLEAR AND CONVINCING

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Without a valuable and credible capability narrative, it is difficult for the nominations committee to truly understand the contribution you bring as a non-executive director.

Directorships, Board-Ready Coaching, nominations, NED Capability, StrengthsDianne Jacobs7 February 2021skills, board, development, coaching, board-ready, NED Capability, Strengths

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