Getting Started: Realising Your Board Potential

A workshop specifically designed to assist you with strategies for board and career development. Provides an overview of what it takes to be a director and strategies for including board work in your career. Suited for people who are:

  • Looking at long-term career options
  • Thinking about (or already on) a board
  • Seeking strategic & practical advice

Time: Three hours + preparation time
Cost: $176 WOB Subscribers, $330 Non-Subscribers
Presenters: Ruth Medd (Chair WOB) and Claire Braund (Executive Director WOB)
Catering: Tea and coffee provided
What to bring: Current CV and/or My Resume from Women on Boards website
Pre-reading: Tips for Writing Board Resumes - http://www.womenonboards.org.au/pubs/ref0708chater.htm
Register: http://www.womenonboards.org.au/my/events/

Agenda

Introductions

  • WOB Program
  • Exercise 1: Who are you?
    Your headline grabbing 30-60 second introduction using the WOB WAY formula.

About Directorship

  • The role of the director
  • Director's duties and responsibilites
  • Tips for being a good director

Directorship Opportunities

  • Making directorship part of your career.
  • Where are the opportunities
  • Exercise 2: Your Directorship Assessment
    Where should you be targetting your efforts?

Your CV

  • A good CV - the first step!
  • Key elements of your CV
  • Exercise 2: Complete a pro-forma CV
    A practical exercise in defining what you have to offer a board.

Next Steps

  • Where to from here?
  • Some advice and tips