One way that companies can effect change is to establish a talent pipelining project for diverse board directors. Working with an executive search firm on a talent pipelining initiative will enable you to have a pool of potential (diverse) prospects waiting in the wings when you’re ready to appoint.
By identifying high-quality candidates, and then engaging with them around future potential board roles, you have the opportunity to build relationships with candidates over time, conduct referencing, and assess fit for your board when the time is right.
We work with a range of companies, private equity firms and global NPOs who use fresh, collaborative strategies to source outstanding, engaged candidates, and we continue to invest in understanding what the executive landscape looks like at any given time.
After a tumultuous 2020, there has never been a better time to seize the opportunity for change, embrace the accelerant that COVID-19 has presented to so many organisations, and toss away the status quo.