Joining the Board: the opportunity for communications professionals

This conversation examines the pathways to director and non-executive director roles for PR professionals, the unique perspective communications experts bringing to board-level decision making, and practical advice for practitioners considering this career progression. Hosted by Ann-Marie Blake FCIPR, Co-Founder of True Comms, this episode investigates key aspects of board participation including the differences between trustee and non-executive director positions, how effective boards operate, managing time commitments, and overcoming imposter syndrome when transitioning to leadership roles. Joining Ann-Marie for this discussion are: · Noha Al Afifi MCIPR, CIPR Board member, Deputy Chief Executive of Arthritis Action · Stephen Waddington Found. Chart. PR, Hon FCIPR, Founder of Wadds Inc Share your thoughts on the topics discussed in this episode on LinkedIn, using #CIPREngage and tagging @CIPR_Global. If you're a member of the CIPR, you can log 5 CPD points for listening to this episode.