Beverly Behan, author of Becoming a Boardroom Star

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Patricia O’Connell interviews Beverly Behan about boards. They discuss Beverly’s books, her work with boards and directors, and her advice for newly recruited directors who want to become stars in the boardroom. Beverly’s experience with boards and directors has given her the knowledge of what makes a board run and what makes a star director, and she shares bits of that knowledge in this interview.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen in to learn more about reaching your potential as a boardroom star.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></span></h1> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:26] Patricia O’Connell introduces Beverly Behan, a governance expert and author of several best-selling books on the subject, including</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Great Companies Deserve Great Boards</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Becoming a Boardroom Star.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:46] Patricia welcomes Beverly to</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is Capitalism: CEO Stories.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[1:03] Boards have evolved since the fall of Enron around 20 years ago. Before the Enron scandal, being on a board was considered an honor. Boards, whether in private or public companies, were more decorative than functional. Beverly was shocked at the country club nature of boards when she got interested in boards as a young attorney.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2:17] Directors have never worked harder than they are working today. Being on a board is not only a privilege but also an important job to protect the company, its employees, and its investors and to leverage their expertise to guide the company through tough times.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[3:07] The board sets the tone and culture of the compa