Getting board roles: when to make the non-exec leap, how to position yourself as a candidate, and what you need to do in your first 90 days, with Jane Routledge (Investment Fund NED)

In 2021, Jane Routledge decided to leave her impressive executive career behind and take a new non-executive path. After initial set-backs, she now has three board positions. Jane sits down with Nurole CEO Oliver Cummings to reflect on lessons learnt from the journey. Tune in to discover: why Jane decided to make the non-exec leap (1:28); the biggest surprises of the board world (3:22); how she knew she had what it took to be a NED (4:02); her strategy for getting board roles (5:37); how she differentiated herself as a candidate (7:36); how she dealt with rejection (10:36); how she prepared for interviews (12:42); the best and worst questions she was asked (16:21); the one thing she wished she knew before she started applications (18:33); the impact of pro bono work on her commercial board career (19:38); the advisory experience of MAT boards (22:30); her best and worst onboarding experiences (24:52); tactics for speeding up regulation-bogged discussions (28:30), and how to humanise boardrooms (31:38).