INSIGHTS & ARTICLES
Earned Skills vs Learned Skills of the Boardroom
In this month’s ONE THING, Paul Smith looks at how we might better judge and nurture our learned skills, not just earned skills.
“Many boards are forced to recruit non-qualified directors to their boards even though most of them make a qualification a pre-requite. On the face of it, and if there was good work done to create a "screener" for candidates, this wouldn't be a problem. However, I believe the system of governance education is inherently flawed.”
Board Directors ARE the problem
Language is just one of the systems that shape our understanding of boards, and how their work is viewed. It’s the linguistic system that frames the role. There are also class systems, power structures (from external to interpersonal), regulatory systems and more.

