One thing I learned before I became a director is that there are an abundance of board readiness events for newbies like me. Since there are so many, I recently chose to go to one that had four impressive women who had served on a mix of non-profit and corporate boards. About 200 people, mostly women, listened attentively to the discussion. At one point in the discussion, one of the panelists, a director on a Fortune 500 company BoD, shared this insight:
Quotas for Women on Boards are Wrong
One thing I learned before I became a director is that there are an abundance of board readiness events for newbies like me. Since there are so many, I recently chose to go to one that had four impressive women who had served on a mix of non-profit and corporate boards. About 200 people, mostly […]
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