Five mistakes you should never make as a new board director

It’s easy to believe that becoming a board director is a natural step in one’s career. You’ve seen plenty of your peers make the transition, or perhaps blend a non-executive role with their day job. For many this is true, and they successfully make the move.

However, in our experience, as most board directors tend to come from more senior leadership ranks (not exclusively age-related, of course) there often is an accompanying sense of complacency.

Complacency leads to mistakes, and there are some common mistakes that you should never make – especially as a new director. I’ve compiled the top five of those mistakes for you, to help your boardroom journey be a successful one.

#1 Accepting a board role at face value

The single most common mistake made by new directors is accepting a board role on face value and doing almost no due diligence on the organisation, board of directors, culture and strategy.

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