Index

Abernathy, Kathleen, 32

Advisors, 16, 93–94, 109, 120, 128

Advisory boards, 42, 94, 117

Affiliations, 45, 48, 62, 102

Ahlquist, Josie, 50

Alexander Group, 13, 67, 86

Apprenticeship, boardroom, 105

Assets, 18–19, 23, 25, 37, 45, 104, 118

Athena Alliance, 41

Atkins, Betsy, 42–43

Audit, 39, 43, 109–110, 116

committee, 4, 26, 82, 85, 109–110, 116–117

Austin, Christina, 115

Baldwin, Keith, 97

Barringer, John, 119

Baxley, Bill, 108

Beeson, Ben, 85

Berkhemer-Credaire, Betsy, 44

Biggins, J. Veronica, 67–69

Blank, Avery, 126

Board candidates, 9, 15, 61, 66, 69, 72, 79, 122

Board experience, 10, 16, 22, 33, 39, 41, 50, 89, 92–93

Board Game: How Smart Women Become Corporate Directors (Berkhemer-Credaire), 44

Board interaction, 10–11

Board interview, 75–77, 79–81, 83, 85, 87, 101

Board member, 3–4, 11, 18, 26, 30, 32, 35, 48, 50, 57–58, 60, 72–73, 75, 80, 84, 86–87, 89–91, 97, 100, 102, 104–107, 112–113, 117–118, 120–122, 124, 126, 132

Board of directors, 2, 9, 12, 18, 24, 27, 35, 94, 96, 104, 109, 115–116, 118, 131–132

Board opportunities, 22, 36–37, 76, 79, 94

Board prospects, 3, 40, 47, 55, 58, 62, 65, 71, 81, 95–96, 116

Board résumé, 7–8, 10–15, 18, 20, 21, 35, 39, 63, 66, 69, 81, 87, 95, 129, 132

Board search, 2, 7, 9, 14, 17, 22, 29–33, 35, 37, 39, 47, 57–62, 65–74, 131

Board wannabes, 1, 3–4, 8–9, 14, 18, 21–23, 29, 35, 38, 44, 47, 50, 54–55, 57, 59–61, 65, 67, 69–71, 75, 78–79, 83, 89, 92–96, 99, 110, 121, 126–127, 131–133

Boardroom

apprenticeship, 105

in Asia, 112

background, 19

clubby, 36

commitment, 115

cyber liability risk, monitoring of, 85

exposure, 1

fiduciary duty, 2

foreign, 106

high concept, 3

hiring process and, 58

interview questions, 79–80

mentor, 29, 31, 106

non-corporate, 44

opportunities, 89–98

procedures, 83

quest, drivers for, 1–2

references, 3

resumes, 3, 7

social media and, 48, 50

value proposition, 3

woman and, 41–45

Boardroom INSIDER, 2, 61, 77, 124

Booth, Bruce, 8

Brown, Coco, 41

Burgess, Carter, 39

Byrd, Francis, 117

C-level, 26, 75

Cagan, Dennis, 79

Cardinal Board Services., 13, 92

Career, 1–2, 8–14, 18–19, 21–26, 29–30, 32, 35, 37–39, 44, 47–50, 53, 65, 67, 69, 75–80, 82, 87, 89–90, 92, 94, 99, 103, 105, 115–129, 131–132

Career advancement plan, 1

Carstens, Carla, 104

CEO, 18, 23–27, 32, 38, 43, 70–71, 75–77, 80, 82, 101–102, 105, 118, 122–123, 125–126, 128

CEO Perspective Group, 12

Condit, Madeline, 13

Consulting experience, 11

Conversation skills, 38

Corporate boards, 1, 4, 8, 13–14, 30, 35–36, 41, 43–44, 50, 55, 82, 89, 94, 109–110, 118, 132

Corporate governance, 51, 58

Corporate secretary, 60–2, 100, 102, 125

Cyber security, 84–85

De Armond, Laurie, 92

Deere Inc., 32

Directors, 12, 26–27, 32, 41–43, 60–61, 79–80, 82–83, 86, 92–94, 99–100, 102–105, 107–108, 111–113, 116–124, 131–132

board of, 2, 27, 96, 104–105, 109, 115, 131–132

corporate, 17, 111, 120, 128, 132

executive, 25, 29, 39, 111–112

managing, 13, 19, 39, 67

Earn Your Seat on a Corporate Board, 3–4

Eber Davis, Karen, 90

Ehrgott, Beth, 86

Elevator pitch, 38

Executive search, 65, 70, 72, 77, 93

Executive search firms, 65, 77

Facebook, 48–49, 53, 102–103

Farmer, Maureen, 19, 126

Fedders, Joni, 122

Fees, 86, 93, 95, 120

Feiner, Stacy, 94

Fiduciary duty, 2, 123

Filings, 27, 101, 116

Finance, 3, 4, 14, 39, 51, 79, 85, 105

corporate, 13

personal, 118, 120

Fine Kaplan & Black law firm, 42

Forbes, 8

Fortune, 10

Founder, 12, 25, 41, 58, 80, 89, 96–98, 106, 110, 115, 119

Frontier Communications, 32

Geer, John, 95–96

Gifford, Gayle, 89

Google, 36, 102, 125

Governance, 3, 7–8, 10–11, 13–14, 19, 21, 23, 32, 39–40, 49, 51, 53, 56, 58, 60–62, 77, 79, 82–83, 90, 95–97, 103, 106, 109–113, 116, 118, 122, 125, 127, 131

Grant, Anett, 54

Green, Leslie, 55

Griffin, Jill, 3–4, 30

Hauder, Ed, 120

Headhunter, 18, 42, 45, 47, 56, 59, 65–74, 132

Henderson, Melissa, 31, 59–61

Hogenson, Ken, 93

Howze, Jane, 13, 67–69

Impression, 63, 75, 80–81

bad, 99

best, 3, 69

first, 47, 67, 101

Income, 1, 62, 69, 118–119, 127

freelance, 115

Instagram, 48

Interviews, 4, 57, 60, 72, 74, 77, 79–81, 87

Investments, 8, 16, 55, 79, 91, 118, 131

Investors, 2, 27, 41, 84, 104, 121

IRS, 120–21

Jagoe, Larry, 8, 10, 12

Job interview, 71, 75, 77, 81

Johnson, Marjorie, 54

Johnston, Jim, 19

Joint ventures, 2, 9, 16, 52, 61, 63, 112

Kane, Karen, 103

Kennedy, Erin, 19

Leaders, 26, 32, 50, 53, 101, 107, 110, 133

board’s, 103

community, 92

female, 44

independent, 76, 101

senior, 25

Leadership, 13, 15, 19, 27, 69, 79–81, 89, 97, 103

Lenkov, Patricia, 2–3, 58, 77–78, 127

Lett, Cynthia, 112

Lett. Rather, 113

Liabilities, 2, 57, 84–85, 90, 94, 119–120

Liebenberg, Bobbi, 42

LinkedIn, 15, 36, 48–55, 67, 99, 127

Livingston, Sharon, 107

Logistics, 58–59

Lublin, Joann, 7

MacDonald, Paul, 29, 39

Management, 13, 32, 38, 43, 78, 85, 92, 97, 108, 110, 122, 124, 126, 128

business unit, 15

crisis, 17, 19

risk, 51

Marcus, Bonnie, 76

Mattson, Gayle, 66–67

Media, 41, 55–56, 83

digital, 50

social, 36, 49, 56, 127, 131

Meetings, 30, 39, 59, 82–83, 86, 90, 94, 96, 101–104, 107–108, 112, 114, 116, 119, 124, 128–129

Mentors, 19, 22, 29–33, 35–36, 39, 50, 100, 102, 105–107, 125, 128

Merrick, Caren, 116

Miles, Stephen, 122

Mintz, 62

Molino, Jan, 67–68

NACD training programs on board leadership, 17, 132

National Directors’ Institute (NDI), 83

Navetta, David, 84

Negative Boss Syndrome, 22

Network, 22, 28–29, 31, 33, 35–36, 40, 43, 45, 48, 51, 61, 68, 91, 93, 128

Networking, 4, 18, 31, 35, 37–39, 41, 47, 55, 89, 131

boardroom, 35–40

Nominating committees, 18, 58, 60–62, 66, 71–72, 127

Non-CEOs, 12, 76

Non-corporate boardroom, 44

Non-government organizations (NGOs), 13

Nonprofits, 2, 4, 9, 13–14, 36, 44, 50, 55, 89–91, 98, 100, 105, 107, 110–111, 122

board committees, 44

boards, 4, 8, 10, 15, 43–44, 51, 92, 111, 118

Online, 4, 36, 47–48, 51, 53, 56, 62, 131

Online digging tools, 36

Online social networks, 47

Opton, Dave, 25

Organization, 14, 23, 76, 79, 91, 106

Orientation, 99–101, 109

Paperwork, 59, 99, 101, 107, 117

PartnerCom, 42

Paton, Tamara, 67

Pfister, Mark, 94

Plan, 21, 76, 80, 99, 108, 120, 127

advanced board mentoring, 32

career advancement, 1

current work, 116

internal audit, 109

new personal organization, 116

strategic CEO succession, 123

Podium, 51, 53–54

Portfolio, 1, 66, 89, 118, 122

Practice ideas, 12

Presentation, 54, 108, 125

Priorities, 75, 89, 102

Private company, 12, 58, 61, 83, 92–95

Private equity firm, 89, 93, 95

Professionalism, 48

Public company, 3–4, 8, 41, 57, 60, 62, 78, 80, 90, 92–93, 99, 102–103, 119–120

References, 3, 11, 18–19, 21, 49, 55–56, 59, 62, 66, 132

Resources, 3–4, 36, 79, 108

Résumé, 2–3, 7, 9–10, 12–13, 16, 18, 47, 66, 69, 92, 131

Rewards, 93, 95, 115

Ridgeway, Tyler, 93

Risks, 78, 85, 106, 133

Ronning, Shelia, 80–81

Rossi, Kurt, 118

Rowe, James, 62

Schedule, 61, 69–70, 83, 86, 115, 120, 128

Scheier, Steve, 110

Shabad, Phyllis, 26

Simmons, Kathy, 25

Social media accounts, 56

Soder, Dee, 12

Stacy, Michelle, 37

Staff, 26, 62, 108, 121

Stakeholders/shareholders, 91

Stautberg, Susan, 42

Stevenson, Jane, 76

Strategy, 14, 17, 19, 27, 44, 89, 94, 97, 108, 121, 125, 127–128

Subsidiaries, 2, 9, 14, 16, 24, 95

Supervisor, 21–22, 27–28, 33

Technology, board search and, 47

The Board Game: How Smart Women Become Corporate Directors, 44

The Wall Street Journal, 7

Twitter, 36, 48, 53, 55, 127

Van Der Zon, Kim, 78

Venture capital, 13, 15–16, 28, 36, 51, 93, 95, 98

Vernon, Tyler, 119

Vetting, 3–4, 15, 25, 47, 58, 60–62, 84, 115

Villeneuve, Kim, 58–59, 127–128

Walton, Elise, 106

Williams, Paul, 58

Women, boardroom and, 41–45

Zachary, Lois, 30, 106

Zuehlke, Jim, 13, 18, 92

Zwerdling, Ken, 112–113