Boards
Boards
The U.S. continues to experience a dramatic shift in the composition of corporate boards. The market today expects companies to address a different set of challenges and ask their boards to do a better job of dealing with the current dynamics of society.
Boards representing higher education institutions are also facing challenges they have never encountered. Their world is being shaken by lower enrollment, reduced revenues, demographic changes, COVID-19, virtual learning, and a rethinking by students about whether a college degree is worth the expense.
Regardless of industry, we see these evolving market and societal dynamics making it critically important to recruit GameChanging board members that possess the following six skills:
- Capacity and motivation to engage and bring value to the board
- High integrity and a strong emotional IQ that prepare them to address differences of opinions
- Excellent communication skills and an ability to convey thoughts precisely, in a manner that’s relevant and understandable
- Successful track record in business (e.g. start-up, technology, finance, sales, CEO, investor, etc.)
- Ability to adapt to board culture and “leave ego at the door”
- Ability to think “outside the box” and be strategic in order to position the company or higher-ed institution to not only survive but to grow
Top Gun Ventures has successfully recruited these types of board members within both corporations and higher educational institutions, and all of these leaders have played a huge role in positioning their organizations for future growth.
