PWN Global WoB: The Chairs perspective: what boards look for, and common misunderstandings
What Boards Really Look For—and How to Position Yourself
Are you aspiring to a board role—or looking to increase your impact in the boardroom?
Join us for an insightful webinar where we unpack what truly matters from a Chair’s perspective. Gain practical insights into how boards select directors, what differentiates strong candidates, and how you can position yourself effectively.
🔍 What You’ll Learn
✅ What chairs and boards really look for when selecting directors
✅ How board appointments happen in practice (beyond formal processes)
✅ How to build your visibility, credibility, and board-ready profile
✅ Common mistakes professionals make when pursuing board roles
✅ Key shifts shaping today’s boardrooms
✅ How to contribute effectively and create meaningful board impact
✅ Behaviors that build trust, influence, and long-term board success
Presenter Bio;
Liselotte Engstam is an international board professional, researcher, executive coach, author, board educator, and entrepreneur with extensive experience across listed companies, private companies, and NGOs. She has served on more than 20 boards, including 9 listed companies, 7 private companies, and 5 NGOs, and has worked extensively with board development, transformation, AI, governance, and leadership.
She designs board and leadership development programs that combine research, simulations, reflection, and experiential learning approaches. Her work places strong emphasis on the human dimension of leadership — supporting leaders and boards in navigating transformation while fostering learning, meaning, adaptability, and human-centered value creation.
Liselotte is Chair of the Nordic network Boards Impact Forum, Fellow at the Institute of Coaching (Harvard), and co-author of several books and research publications on boards and leadership. Her work includes AI Leadership for Corporate Boards, developed in collaboration with Chalmers University and INSEAD; research on Dynamic Board Capabilities together with the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and INSEAD; and Leading a Board: Chairs’ Practices Across Europe, developed with INSEAD.
Alongside her board and leadership work, she is also a multimedia artist working under the artist name Novisali, exploring reflection, creativity, and human perspectives through art.
This event is only for PWN Women on Boards Circle members.
If you are already a member of the WoB Circle, you have been automatically registered to attend this event and will receive the Zoom details via email.
If you want to join the PWN Global Women on Boards Circle send your application on https://www.pwnglobal.net/e/wob-circle/registration/register
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