LAMBERT IS HERE WITH SOME
PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR WOMEN WHO
WANT TO GET INVOLVED
EDIE: IF YOU HAVE EVER WANTED TO
LAND A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN
ANYTHING FROM OVERSEEING STATE
REGULATIONS TO SERVING ON A
CORPORATE BOARD, THIS MEETING
WAS ALL ABOUT THE PRACTICAL
ADVICE TO GET YOU THERE.
THIS ADVICE APPLIES TO BOTH MEN
AND WOMEN, BUT TODAY TWO OF THE
TOP WOMEN INVOLVED IN APPOINTING
OR PROMOTING PEOPLE FOR BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONS SPOKE TO A GROUP
CALLED SHE SHARES, A POWERFUL
GROUP OF WOMEN FOCUSED O
LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIPS.
FOR CORPORATE BOARD POSITIONS,
DIANE MILLER POINTS OUT THAT
WOMEN MAKE UP JUST 16% OF THE
TOP 3,000 CORPORATE BOARDS.
SHE SAYS WOMEN MAKE UP AT LEAST
HALF OF THE CONSUMERS IN OUR
COUNTRY, SO THEIR VIEWPOINTS ARE
IMPORTANT, AND THERE ARE OTHER
STRENGTHS THEY BRING TO THE
BOARDROOM.
>> IT BIG PART OF BEING ON A
BOARD IS DECIDING HOW MUCH RISK
YOU WANT TO TAKE.
WHICH DO YOU WANT TO AVOID.
WOMEN ARE GENERALLY MORE
THOUGHTFUL ABOUT HOW THEY
APPROACH RISK.
THEY ALSO TEND TO BE JUST AS,
WHETHER IT IS A BOARD OR
EXECUTIVE PERSON, THEY TEND TO
BE MORE COLLABORATIVE.
THEY WILL WORK MORE IN A TEAM
AND WORK HARDER TO COME TO A
CONSENSUS.
EDIE : FIGURE OUT WHETHER YOU
HAVE THE TIME, THE COMMITMENT IS
BETWEEN 240 AND 400 HOURS A
YEAR.
FIGURE OUT IF YOU HAVE THE
MONEY, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T
REALIZE THAT YOU ARE USUALLY
EXPECTED TO BUY STOCK OR MAKE
SOME OTHER INVESTMENT IN THE
COMPANY THAT'S THREE TO FIVE
TIMES MORE THAN YOU'LL MAKE IN A
YEAR ON THAT BOARD.
START SMALL, MAYBE WITH A
NON-PROFIT BOARD, JUST TO SEE IF
YOU LIKE THE WORK.
ESTABLISH YOUR BRAND, WHAT IT IS
YOU BRING TO THE TABLE, AND
FOCUS ON THOSE STRENGTHS IN YOUR
RESUME AND THROUGH SOCAL MEDIA.
AND FINALLY, NETWORK, SEE IF YOU
CAN FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL
RECOMMEND YOU FOR A BOARD
POSITION.
NOW TO THE STATE BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS, THERE ARE MORE THAN
300 OF THEM, COVERING EVERYTHING
FROM ENERGY POLICY TO
COSMETOLOGY.
MONA PASQUIL IS THE GOVERNOR'S
APPOINTMENTS SECRETARY AND SHE'S
FILLED THOUSANDS OF POSITIONS.
AND SHE SEES A COMMON DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN CANDIDATES
WHO ARE EQUALLY QUALIFIED.
>> FIVE MEN, FIVE WOMEN.
LOOKING AT A POSITION.
ALL FIVE GUYS WILL SAY I IN YOUR
GUY.
FOUR OUT OF FIVE WOMEN WILL SAY
I AM NOT SURE, I HAVE TO DO
RESEARCH, I MIGHT NOT BE THE
MOST QUALIFIED AND I START MIGHT
TALKS WITH I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR
THAT.
EDIE: HERE ARE HER TIP --
PASQUIL'S TIPS FOR LANDING A
POSITION ON A STATE BOARD OR
COMMISSION,
THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALL LISTED
ON A STATE WEBSITE, THERE'S A
LINK ON THE GOVERNOR'S HOMEPAGE.
THINK ABOUT THE CHANGES YOU WANT
TO MAKE IN YOUR COMMUNITY OR THE
STATE, THAT WILL HELP YOU FOCUS
ON THE BOARD YOU WANT.
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU HAVE, SOME
BOARDS MEET 4 TIMES A YEAR,
OTHERS MEET EVERY MONTH.
ATTEND OR WATCH A MEETING TO
MAKE SURE IT'S SOMETHING THAT
INTERESTS YOU.
AND THEN APPLY ONLINE, AND
FOLLOW UP WITH A CALL TO THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.
GOVERNOR BROWN HAS EMPHASIZED
OUTREACH, AND CALIFORNIA IS NOW
A LEADER WHEN IT COMES TO WOMEN
IN THESE ROLES, THEY MAKE UP 47%
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