In numerous missives, I’ve discussed my role on a particular board, both nonprofit and corporate. I love being on boards. The excitement of guiding an organization forward to greater success is exhilarating. The angst of guiding an organization forward through a disaster or desperate financial situation is exhilarating. My fellow board members and the CEO are stimulating.
I’m asked by executives from time to time how I do it—how I get my board seats, and, it follows, how they can get one too. They’re usually thinking about corporate board seats that come with cash and/or some form of equity. Not non-profit board seats where the board member money flows the other way.
