http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2010/03/07/executives-and-high-income-earners-continue-to-strongly-endorse-job-boards-for-finding-jobs-executive-monitor/ Connecting Excellence Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:34:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2010/03/07/executives-and-high-income-earners-continue-to-strongly-endorse-job-boards-for-finding-jobs-executive-monitor/#comment-1953 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:44:52 +0000 http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/?p=2344#comment-1953 It seems perfectly understandable that executives would be motivated to use any legitimate means to create brand and positioning for themselves in order to procure plum appointments in a narrow market. The skewed composition of boards in Australia, as well documented, under representing women and cultural minorities is testament to the fact that the recruitment of board members via any means is a grossly inequitable process and informal networks and visibility count for too much. Having said that it is always going to be important to ensure that anyone appointed to positions with such ‘reach’ is highly competent and so having trust and confidence in those people is paramount. It’s just so unjust that those methods of board member recruitment perpetuate such systemic bias. What is also disturbing to me and a touch ironic is that the report cited in your article has found that 77% of executives surveyed wish to leave their current employer. Many of these people would be spearheading campaigns to maximise engagement and/or talent retention. The saying “I couldn’t ask my people to do anything I would not be prepared to do myself” seems quite fitting.

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