Right Seat Right Table: An outsider’s guide to securing the ideal board role
…offers a practical yet inspiring ‘how-to’ guide for getting a seat in the contemporary boardroom.
- Follow a proven and universal methodology for finding and securing your ideal (first) board role.
- Be inspired by the impactful boardroom journeys of people just like you.
- Understand how to overcome the challenges faced by new directors trying to make a difference.
- Ultimately, learn what it takes to become an effective, successful, and influential non-executive board director.
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“Paul is taking a practical approach to changing the boardroom status quo, by giving people from a range of diverse age groups and professional backgrounds a roadmap to identifying their board career goals and how to achieve them.”
—Gaya Byrne, Non Executive Director of The Royal Women’s Hospital Foundation
Paul Smith is the award-winning founder of FDI and is described as a ‘boardroom futurist’. He is one of the leading thinkers on the where next for corporate governance and speaks regularly around the world on the themes of board diversity, inclusive decision-making and the concept of the ‘Future Director’.
Paul established the Future Directors Institute (FDI) in 2015, to help directors at all stages (and all stripes) to break down the barriers to board positions and help them usher in a new era for corporate governance.
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