Julie Daum
Julie Daum
active available board boards defined difficult directors finding process
Finding directors of any kind is more difficult than ever. Active CEOs, who are most wanted, are often not available for board duty. Boards need a well defined process to find directors they need.
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CEOs and directors realize that board discussions are richer when individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives participate. The challenge is finding qualified women and minority candidates. Boards have a responsibility to shareholders to align the composition of the board with the business strategy by appointing directors who add value to the board and company. But, there is still only a small number of women and minorities among senior corporate executives, and they are in high demand.
portfolio rather together
Most people, if they can put together a portfolio of activities, find it's very interesting rather than going back to a full-time job.
attuned life phases rather thinking
They are more attuned to thinking about their life in phases rather than completely around work.
imagined money move next phase successful time
Some have made more money than they expected. Some have been merged out of a job. Some have been as successful as they could have imagined and feel it's time to move to the next phase of their lives.
call ceos response three
We used to get a response in two or three calls. Now we can call 10 CEOs and not get a response.