EARN YOUR SEAT ONA CORPORATE BOARD

Opportunity Alert from

FOR MANY, a corporate boardseat is the “I made it” badge.

• It builds your career, evaluates your leadership, expands your influence

• You get to see from the “top” how another company works

• You work with some of the brightest, most successful colleagues who will ever cross you path

• And, you’re well compensated:

ANNUAL COMPENSATION

Large cap boards $250,000 Mid cap boards $189,000 Small cap boards $133,871

Source: 2014 Frederic W. Cook Board Compensation Study

FOR MANY, a corporate board seat is the “I made it” badge.

• Corporate board seats are scarce and competition is fierce.

• The seats are “by invitation only”

• And the pursuit is often long, strenuous and full of mis-steps

But…

How do you takeyears off your

learning curve?

IntroducingJill Griffin’s

newest book...

1. Test Your Readiness

New “How To’s” To Win Your Seat

2. Craft Your Board Search Strategy What’s in your Skill Bucket?

New “How To’s” To Win Your Seat

3. Find Boards That Will Welcome You Step 1: Compile your list

Step 2: Disqualify poor contenders

Step 3: Pinpoint your best bets

New “How To’s” To Win Your Seat

New “How To’s” To Win Your Seat

Board #1 Board#2 Board #3

Company name

Director names

Director age

Director gender

Director key skill

Who knows you

Research and

identify top

prospects

4. Attract Board to You

New “How To’s” To Win Your Seat

• Build Your Board Brand

“Your brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room.” Jeff Bezos

• Craft a “board seat ready” resume

• Design your “elevator pitch”

• Look, act, speak, and write the part

5. Network with Influencers

New “How To’s” To Win Your Seat

The Rules: • Make Networking friend-making

• Remember people by name

• Make it Personal: How’s your Mama?

• Never Burn a Bridge

…and more

6. Ace Your Board Interview

What to do before, during and after the interview

New “How To’s” To Win Your Seat

7. Vet Your Board Invitation

Bottom line: Can you trust these people?

New “How To’s” To Win Your Seat

Get Yourself Board-Ready

Sharpen your leadership skills

A Special Message For Women

• Speak up

• Don’t wait for permission

• Be political (It’s not a bad word!)

• Recruit sponsors, not just mentors

…and more

This guidebook is chock-full of:

• Proven Strategies

• Personal Stories

• Case Studies

• Simple How-To’s

…that will take years off your learning curve

Opportunity Alert from

Releasing March 1, 2015

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