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“Women with education, expertise and track records that qualify them for board membership remain at a distinct disadvantage when competing with men. In part this is because those who make board appointments tend to look at candidates within their own personal and professional networks.”
Judy B. Rosener, Professor and Author
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Email us to discuss your eligibility for the 2010 program.
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Women on Boards™: Preparing for Director Positions
Program Benefits
- Small cohort for optimal learning.
- Comprehensive coverage of topics ranging from board governance to fiduciary responsibilities of directors.
- Skill building through cases and a simulated board meeting.
- The opportunity to network with other executive women.
- Participant-only online resources. LW Exclusive
- Private advisory session on leveraging your board preparatory experiences. LW Exclusive
- Distinguished presenters and keynotes.
- Program follow-ups via teleconference.
- Relationships with firms conducting board candidate searches. LW Exclusive
- "Network extension" meeting with women who sit on boards. LW Exclusive
Program Topics
- Due Diligence for Director Positions: Knowing When, If and How to Join a Corporate Board
- The role of the board
- Governance structures
- Best practices and trends in board governance
- Differentiating for- and not-for-profit boards
- Resources for board aspirants
- Legal responsibilities of directors
- Financial acumen for directors
- A simulated board meeting
Schedule
Program Opens: Reception, Keynote and Dinner March 22nd 3:00PM - 10:00PM
Program Workshop: Full Day March 23rd 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Program Follow-up: Teleseminar - June 1st 5:00 - 6:30PM Eastern
Network Extension Meeting: Reception, Keynote and Luncheon September 20th (times tbd)
Program Follow-up: Teleseminar (2010 date tbd)
Location
Hotel Providence, a woman-owned boutique hotel. Lovingly restored to preserve its turn-of-the-century New England flavor, The Hotel Providence is set within one of the most architecturally significant city neighborhoods of Rhode Island, the entire area designated on the National Register of Historic Places.
Special room rate $129. For reservations call 401-861-8000 or 800-861-8990 Reference: Leading Women group
The Faculty
Anne Szostak is the Chair Emeritus of the Board of Governors of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the Chair of the Board of Trustees of Women & Infants Hospitals and serves or has served on the boards of Tupperware Brands Corporation (TUP), Belo Corporation (BLC), ChoicePoint Corporation (CPS), and Spherion Corporation (SFN), Dr.PepperSnapple Group (DPS). She sits on the Board of Advisors of L. Knife & Son, Inc. and HighRoads, Inc. At the time of her retirement in 2004, Anne was Corporate Executive Vice President and member of the executive management committee for Fleet/Boston Financial Group. More here.
Beverly Behan is a Managing Director for the Hay Group and leader of their Board Effectiveness practice where she works with boards to maximize their effectiveness in overseeing the organizations they govern. Bev is also the co-author of Building Better Boards : A Blueprint for Effective Governance. She has recently been named to the 2008 Directorship 100, a list published by Directorship magazine recognizing the most influential people that are shaping agendas and corporate governance issues in boardrooms across America. Bev has worked with over 75 Boards of Directors in the U.S. and other countries over the past decade. She is a regular columnist for BusinessWeek online on “Managing Your Board”.
Toni Wolfman is Executive in Residence at Bently College and a director of The Boston Club where she also leads its corporate board search effort. Toni also leads Women Corporate Directors–Boston. More here.
Kim McCarthy is a partner in Partridge, Snow and Hahn, LLP and a specialist in corporate governance.
Pamela Lenehan is a senior executive with broad strategic and financial experience in corporate, investment banking, and public board environments. She is the President of Ridge Hill Consulting, an advisory firm that works with senior executives and boards of directors to define and implement corporate strategy. Pam's bio here.
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