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Lessons Learned: Advice from a First-Time Board Member

April 13, 2023
1 min read

Hosted by:

Rachel Simon

Rachel Simon

Senior Director of Product Marketing for Boards & Governance Solutions

With Guests:

Bridget Ross

Chief Executive Officer, ChroniSense Medical

Summary

In this episode of The Corporate Director Podcast, Bridget Ross, CEO and Board Member, discusses joining her first board during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and how she’s used her own experience to innovate director onboarding at her own companies. 

In this episode:


  1. Pandemic-Era Onboarding: Ross gives her perspective on what it was like to join her first board during initial COVID-19 lockdowns.
  2. Heading the Nom/Gov Committee: Ross discusses how she’s using her own onboarding experience when selecting and onboarding new directors.
  3. Advice for Rising Directors: Ross leaves us with a few parting words of advice for anyone seeking their first board seat. 

Resources from this episode: 

Lessons Learned: Advice from a First-Time Board Member