The document provides advice for those seeking to become members of corporate boards. It discusses the nomination committee process, which involves reviewing company strategic needs, evaluating current boards, interviewing directors, specifying candidate profiles, selecting headhunters, filtering candidates, conducting interviews, and proposing final candidates. It emphasizes understanding a company's strategic needs, developing niche expertise, finding mentors, networking, working with headhunters, and maintaining work-life balance. The overall message is that becoming an attractive board member takes time, focus on strategy, developing expertise, networking, and balancing obligations.

1.
A#rac've
Board
Members
Silvija
Seres
Female
Future
21
mai
2015

2. A"rac&ve
Board
Members?
Obvious
advantages
Remember
the
cost
side

3. Tradi&onal
Board
Members
Male
Pale
Stale

4. Not
any
more
Interna'onal
Diversified
Dynamic,
challenging,
construc've,
ac've
and
relevant

5. Nomina&on
Commi"ee
Processes
Major
steps
in
a
yearly
cycle:
1. Review
of
company’s
strategic
needs
2. Board
evalua'on
3. Individual
interviews
with
all
directors
4. Candidate
profile
specifica'on
5. Headhunter
selec'on
6. Candidate
lists
reviews
and
filtering
7. Short-­‐list
interviews
8. Anchoring
and
checks
9. Candidate
proposal
to
the
GA
10. Process
review
and
next
year’s
plans

6. Good
Board
Competence
Experience
Team
Dynamics

7. Strategic
Puzzle
Several
dimensions
Strong
compe''on
Diversity

8. Among
Giants
What
is
your
niche?
What
is
your
focus?

9. Always
Deliver
Journey
vs.
Goal
Object
vs.
Gain
Be
good
where
you
are!

10. Start
Small
NGOs
Sport,
culture,
other
areas
All
trades
need
to
be
learned

11. Focus
Understand
the
Company’s
STRATEGIC
needs
There
are
too
many
generalists
to
stand
out

12. Sort
out
your
Mo&va&on
Why
do
they
need
you?
Why
do
you
want
to
be
there?
You
are
not
there
to
learn!

13. Find
Mentors
Lessons,
not
favors
Listen
Keep
in
touch,
respect
your
professional
network

14. Be
Seen
Show
ambi'on
on
behalf
of
the
company
Think
relevant
PR

15. Be
Consistent
Speed
is
no
replacement
for
direc'on

16. Keep
Up
Follow
and
an'cipate
new
trends
All
crea'vity
is
combinatorial

17. Remember
Chemistry
Take
a
hard
look
at
your
CV
Take
a
hard
look
at
your
interests
Take
a
hard
look
at
your
personality

18. Be
Pa&ent
All
good
things
take
'me

19. Top
10
Do-­‐NOT’s
1. Don’t
confuse
the
road
with
the
goals
2. Don’t
wait
for
certainty
and
absence
of
risk
3. Don’t
hold
your
horses
4. Don’t
forget
your
mentors
and
partners
5. Don’t
blend
in
6. Don’t
compromise
7. Don’t
loose
your
flexibility
8. Don’t
forget
your
driving
forces
9. Don’t
forget
your
work-­‐life
balance
10. Don’t
forget
to
have
fun

20. Prac&cal
advice
Networking
Head
hunters
Individual
mee'ngs