An update from our founder, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, on theBoardlist's merger with BoardProspects. To theBoardlist Community, As you know, in 2023, theBoardlist was acquired by BoardProspects, the premier board recruitment platform offering innovative solutions for public and private companies of all sizes. I am excited to share that the BoardProspects team has moved all theBoardlist profiles over to the BoardProspects platform. All members of theBoardlist have been sent an email with a link to login to their free BoardProspects profile. If you haven't received an email from the BoardProspects team, please reach out to them at [email protected] and a member of the team will be in touch. I started theBoardlist to bring awareness to the lack of diversity on boards and prove false the narrative that diverse, board-ready candidates don’t exist. I am incredibly heartened to see Mark Rogers, Founder and CEO of BoardProspects and Megan Wang, theBoardlist CEO who has joined BoardProspects as COO, continue to spearhead this effort to drive positive change in boardrooms across public and private corporations. BoardProspects is your platform for connecting with boards looking to diversify their leadership. Your expertise is invaluable, and there are corporations out there eager to benefit from it. I look forward to connecting with you on the BoardProspects platform and if you have any questions or feedback, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the BoardProspects team at [email protected]. I speak on behalf of the entire BoardProspects team when I say we are excited to welcome you to the community! https://lnkd.in/eYVc4iWG
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theBoardlist is a curated marketplace for connecting exceptional diverse candidates with global board opportunities. We do this by providing a marketplace where CEOs and their investors discover and connect with highly qualified, peer-endorsed URM candidates for their open board seats. Since launching in beta summer 2015, we’ve seen momentum build as business leaders across industries have embraced the opportunity to meaningfully impact diversity at the board level. theBoardlist is accelerating the conversation about diverse leadership potential and engaging CEOs and boards to take action to bring more diversity into corporate leadership, starting in the boardroom.
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Lean In and McKinsey & Company launched the ninth edition of the #WomeninTheWorkplace2023. This year’s report debunks four damaging myths about women and work. Read the full report to learn more: http://leanin.org/wiw
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One of the things I'm most grateful for is the work done each year by Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In, and McKinsey & Company, on the State of Women in the workplace. Understanding the trends of the last 9 years through their work each year is so meaningful to all of those invested in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, which inlcudes us at Xero, theBoardlist, BoardProspects, and me personally. You can find this year's full report here. TL:DR, 4 Key Myths that are busted in the report include: Myth #1: Women are becoming less ambitious. In reality, women are as ambitious as ever and are more ambitious than before the pandemic. At every stage of the pipeline, women are as committed to their careers and as interested in being promoted as men. Young women are especially ambitious: 9 in 10 women who are 30 and under want to be promoted to the next level, and 3 in 4 aspire to become senior leaders. Myth #2: The “glass ceiling” is the largest obstacle to women’s advancement In reality, the “broken rung” is the greatest obstacle women face on the path to senior leadership. For every 100 men promoted from entry-level to manager, 87 women are promoted. And this gap is trending the wrong way for women of color: this year, 73 women of color were promoted to manager for every 100 men, down from 82 women of color last year. While the number of women in the C-suite has increased from 17 to 28 percent, these gains are not sustainable if companies don’t fix their broken rung. Myth #3: Microaggressions have a “micro” impact In reality, microaggressions have a large and lasting impact on women’s careers and well-being. Women are twice as likely as men to experience microaggressions, such as being interrupted or having their judgment questioned. For women with traditionally marginalized identities, these slights happen more often and are more damaging. By leaving microaggressions unchecked, companies miss out on everything women have to offer and risk losing talented employees. Myth #4: It’s mostly women who want—and benefit from—flexibility and remote work In reality, men and women see flexibility as a “top 3” employee benefit, ranking it higher than employee tried-and-true benefits such as parental leave and childcare. High numbers of women and men also point to the same primary benefits of remote work: increased efficiency and productivity, better work/life balance, and less fatigue and burnout. https://lnkd.in/g9ue2kFz!
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To theBoardlist community, Today, I am thrilled to share that theBoardlist has been acquired by Boston-based BoardProspects, the premier board recruitment platform offering innovative solutions for public and private companies of all sizes. This merger represents a powerful and shared commitment to driving positive change in boardrooms across public and private corporations. Since our inception in 2015, theBoardlist has been a pioneer in driving board diversity. Our mission has been to drive the discovery of great board-ready talent through trusted recommendations at scale and build better board governance globally. With BoardProspects, theBoardlist’s mission to create full representation in board leadership continues and extends further. Our combined platform will provide board readiness training, governance education, expertise-driven networking, talent discovery, and board recruitment solutions. This merger will further expand the reach of our community, bringing together over 48,000 individual members, including more than 5,700 subscription-based clients and 35 corporate partners. None of this would have been possible without all of you, our incredible community of theBoardlist members. Your support, trust, and commitment to diversity have been the driving force behind our success. Together, we have helped solve the “pipeline myth” and accelerated board governance to new levels. With legislation and social movements helping to drive diversity at the board level as well, this merger comes at a pivotal moment. Together with BoardProspects, we will continue to help shape boardrooms that better reflect the evolving needs of their shareholders, employees, customers, and communities. Thank you for being part of theBoardlist and for being champions of diversity and inclusion. We are excited about the opportunities that lie ahead, and we look forward to your continued partnership as we embark on this new chapter. Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Founder, theBoardlist ----- Click here to learn more about the merger, including founder & CEO Mark Rogers' statement to the BoardProspects community, theBoardlist founder Sukhinder Singh Cassidy's interview with Fortune's Emma Hinchliffe for The Broadsheet, as well as our most anticipated FAQs: https://lnkd.in/g29cE-Fu
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Don't miss this event! As a proud partner of the Black Corporate Board Readiness program at Santa Clara University, we strongly encourage our community to take advantage of this opportunity to connect directly with exceptional board talent.
Board Member | Independent Advisor | Co-Founder & CEO catalyzing systems-level change for people and planet
Most public and private corporate board seats are filled through referrals from networks of sitting directors, and many of these referral networks are not very diverse. Yet, the evidence is overwhelming that diversity leads to better performance and more resilience in organizations, ecosystems, and organisms. When Dennis Lanham and I imagined the Black Corporate Board Readiness (BCBR) program in the midst of the pandemic and shortly after the murder of George Floyd, one of our ambitions was to eliminate the myth of a ‘pipeline problem’ of diverse board-ready talent. This myth is perpetuated by the common refrain, “I don’t know anyone.” With over 8 billion people on the planet, the chances than anyone knows the perfect candidate for any position are vanishingly small. To help broaden networks for nom/gov committee members, CEOs, talent partners at VC and PE firms, executive search consultants, and others seeking Independent Director candidates, we offer a virtual, public Meet the Cohort event after the conclusion of each BCBR cohort. BCBR Cohort 8 (C8) members now join our community of over 220 board-ready BCBR Alumni. That we’ve completed 8 cohorts since the inaugural cohort launch in February 2021 testifies to an abundance of incredibly talented leaders ready to serve. What an amazing journey it has been thus far. You can meet these incredible leaders from the comfort of your favorite working space and broaden *your* networks in just 4 weeks from on August 31 from 1 - 3 pm Pacific. Registration at bit.ly/MTC8BCBR Huge gratitude to our Sponsors: Cooley LLP at the Platinum level Genentech at the Gold level KPMG, Odgers Berndtson, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates at the Silver level Big love to our Partners https://lnkd.in/guU9q65Z Join us on the journey to build better boards and accelerate racial justice. Learn more at bit.ly/BCBRsvec Silicon Valley Executive Center Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business #corporategovernance #boarddiversity #boardofdirectors
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