This session offers tips on working with search firms, interviewing prospective directors and setting board compensation. How to choose which headhunter/search firm to find board members–different criteria for different firms. How do you separate the candidates who can truly help you from those whose primary goal is to raise their own profile? What qualities should you look for in a director, and what questions should you ask to determine if a candidate has those qualities? Where’s the fine line between a highly sought-after director and one who’s “overboarded”?

Takeaways:

• List of tips for working with a search firm

• List of questions to identify top candidates from self-promoters

• Red flags indicating that a director doesn’t really have time for your board