The women of Ras Al Khaimah have a new venue to network in the RAK Women’s Empowerment Conference – and are being advised to become skilled networkers.
It is social capital that will take you all the way to a board directorship, says Prof Heather McGregor CBE.
This month Aurora50 turned two and what a couple of years it has been since our launch in April 2020.
The parables of the Prophets Musa and Yusuf (PBOT) show us that core competencies matter: strength before trust for a labourer and guardianship first for a banker.
From P&L responsibility to crafting your personal brand, writing a board CV and getting early exposure to the boardroom, there are specific tasks you should invest time in to get yourself board-ready.
From growing confidence and communication skills to big-picture thinking, here are 14 ways that taking a board seat at your company in the UAE will help you in your day job too.
There is a huge opportunity for aspiring board directors, as ESCA calls for women to represent 20% of directors on listed boards – it’s time to get planning.
ESCA’s quota of one woman per listed company board was made law last month; Aurora50 believes this will support the UAE’s Vision 2021, attract millennials to your business and meet investors’ diversity requirements.
