Three Key Criteria for the Almost Perfect Board Member
Having served on and worked with boards for over two and a half decades, I’ve gleaned significant insights, but I decided to cast the net wider. I sought the assistance of AI, specifically, ChatGPT.
The Truth About Gender Equality and Board Member Search
Board member gender equality is something that is always on our minds at Cardinal Board Services. Being in the industry for 25 years has given us the opportunity to hear many facts and fictions about why so few women are…
Board Member Search Firm Seeks More Board Stakeholder Representation
I met with a senior executive woman recently and she concurred that the representation of women board members is about equal to the representation of women in senior management roles in companies.
By focusing on representing STAKEHOLDERS, women have a much…
Women Board Members Increase in 2015? A Board Search Firm Responds
As a board search firm who works with privately held companies to recruit board members, we are constantly discussing the topic of adding women to the board of directors. According to a recent Washington Post article, women hold 19% of…
Below the Surface – Board of Directors Search Firm
On Monday, December 8th, it was announced that Trudy Rautio the CEO of Carlson Companies was appointed to the Board of Directors of Cargill Corporation. It could be construed that this was a diversity addition to the Cargill board as…
Companies With Three or More Female Directors Achieve Better Financial Results
Here is proof that diversity pays dividends! There have been numerous studies and reports on the advantages of having women on your board of directors. In the Wall Street Journal article Female CEO’s Make Room for Female Directors spells it out and…
Brutally Honest Conversation about Board Diversity with Board Members
This week I had two interesting conversations that with current board members about:
Board Diversity
Value of a highly functional board of directors
The board diversity conversation happened ironically after a board meeting that I attended. One of the company executives that was in…
Board Diversity is a Success in the Boardroom
Board diversity is always a hot topic, especially when a board seat becomes available on a company board. The truth is that diversity is evolving. Diversity goes far beyond gender and race but unfortunately that is what is easiest to measure…
Recruiting Women for the Board of Directors
More companies are looking for talented people to add as a board member to shape their company. The same companies are favoring board member candidates with experience as CEO’s or chief financial officers. In a recent Wall Street Journal article…
Board of Directors Search for Women in the Boardroom
Myself (Jim Zuehlke) and Charlie Roer are co-founders of Cardinal Board Services and we are helping add women to board of directors across the country. We are narrowing the search to help shape companies in the boardroom after hearing complaints from boards…