Landing a Corporate Board Position

De: Carla Mashinski

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

In Landing a Corporate Board Position, Carla’s invaluable guide to landing a board role offers the encouragement, candor, and trustworthy insights you would expect from your closest friend—provided that friend happens to be an expert on how to realize your dream of becoming a director. She writes with the wisdom and clarity acquired en route to securing her corporate board role. Along the way, Carla dispels the myths surrounding this elusive process that might otherwise baffle and discourage aspiring directors and unravels the mysteries of how to enhance every facet of your board candidacy.

Her comprehensive yet succinct primer presents the specific steps and mindset requisite to attaining the first interview, how to prepare for it once you get one, and exactly what to expect after your appointment. Whether you’re first considering whether and how to become a director or you’ve already begun the process and now want to increase your chances of being selected to your ideal board, you’ll finish this book feeling vastly more confident, energized and armed with all the knowledge you need to blaze a path to the boardroom!

I’m confident you will find it a valuable and enjoyable reading experience.

Very Well Written

Carla does an outstanding job of clearly laying out the path to a corporate board seat. She breaks down what can often feel like an overwhelming and exclusive process into practical, actionable steps that show you not just what to do, but how to prepare yourself for the responsibility.

What stands out most is her emphasis on personal determination. While her framework provides the roadmap, success still depends on the individual’s drive and willingness to seize career opportunities that build the right experiences, credibility, and networks. Carla makes it clear that board service is not something you stumble into—it requires foresight, consistent preparation, and the discipline to cultivate leadership skills and governance knowledge over time.

Her guidance resonates because it blends strategic direction with a realistic acknowledgment: the journey to a corporate boardroom is demanding, but achievable for those who are purposeful in aligning their career choices and professional development with that goal.