by Dr. Soaries | Jan 31, 2023 | Articles, Board of Director
Corporations have a history of serving on each other’s boards and rubber-stamping decisions by leadership. Those days are coming to an end, however, as the need for innovation, accountability and flexibility are on the rise. The role of serving on a board of directors...
by Dr. Soaries | Nov 21, 2022 | Articles, Board of Director
If you’re a senior executive looking to take a big leap in your career, becoming a corporate director may be the perfect next step. Working and being in a room with other board of directors is incomparable. You can impact your community and help guide your...
by Dr. Soaries | Sep 9, 2021 | Articles, Board of Director
I never realized that serving on the boards of not-for-profit corporations prepared me to become a director at for-profit companies. As a community activist and local leader, I had opportunities to serve on boards of various organizations that were formed to...
by Dr. Soaries | Aug 9, 2021 | Articles, Board of Director
A young friend of mine was very excited to be admitted into a labor union recently. Someone I know had taken him under his wing and successfully helped him complete one of the union’s training programs. The excitement he exuded when he visited my home was...
by Dr. Soaries | Jul 31, 2021 | Articles, Board of Director
I have the good fortune of serving on corporate boards with white directors who understand the value of having diversity, equity and inclusion embedded in our board culture and operations. When we discuss new board members, all of my boards have members whose...
by Dr. Soaries | Jun 23, 2021 | Articles, Board of Director
A very talented attorney stopped me at an event a few days ago and asked if I thought someone “on his level” could really have a chance to sit on a corporate board. I did not have to answer him with a theoretical hypothesis, nor would I stoop to the level of giving...
