#022: 3 Qualities Required To Be An Effective Board Member, with Barry Rowan

How much could you share about the boardroom if you'd been in a board meeting every quarter since you were 26 years old?  And what if that started 35+ years ago? Well, that's the story of today's guest: Barry Rowan. From this huge amount of experience, he's learned that to land a board role you need alignment in three areas: Competency -- you must have a certain level of competency to provide a contribution Character -- for a board to function effectively you need trust in one another. Trust builds when people of character work together Chemistry -- you want a board that's constructive and thoughtful and this happens when the chemistry is right  Click here to listen now!   Subscribe Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I’m adding bonus episodes to the mix and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!   Links mentioned in this episode: Book: View From the Top: An Inside Look at How People in Power See and Shape the World Barry Rowan on LinkedIn Book: Give and Take

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