This blog originally appeared on Cranfield School of Management by Professor Ruth Bender and has since been re-written by Ian White. Portfolio and other careers are now common, more and more people want to become non‑executive directors (NEDs). It’s a crowded market where supply heavily outweighs demand and a role that doesn’t suit everyone. Despite … Ten tips to decide if a NED role is really for you
For many professionals and C-Suite executives who are reaching the end of their full-time careers (by choice or otherwise), the thought of spending all their time on the golf course or in the local spa, fills them with dread. Of course, there are those who want to do nothing more than this – they have … Why you need the Bernard Cribbins’ Approach to Consultancy Work!
You might, of course, think I am joking but that is the age of the oldest Chair of a listed company (in fact, he is Chair of two companies so is clear pretty busy). And Frances Hesselbein, an associate of the late business guru Peter Drucker, is still serving as a Non-Executive Director at 106!
