Bring your board or governance challenge. Leave with a clear answer.
A focused, one-to-one session on the board or governance question you are facing right now. Tell us what you would like to cover and the three questions you most want answered, then choose a time that suits you.
USD 850.00, excluding VAT where applicable. Free rescheduling once booked. Secure payment via Stripe.
For Aspiring and Current Board Directors who are seeking to grow their board career and portfolio or a professional opinion on a board / governance matter or challenge.
Forty-five minutes is enough to get an experienced, independent view on one decision, one situation or one plan. It is not enough for a full engagement, and it is not meant to be.
Board Chairs and Committee Chairs
You are about to make a call on composition, succession, remuneration or a difficult director conversation, and you want to test your thinking before the meeting.
Non-Executive Directors
You are facing a situation in the boardroom that your induction never covered, or you are weighing whether to accept, keep or leave a seat.
CEOs, Founders and Shareholders
You need to build, restructure or work better with a board, and you want to know what good looks like before you commit time and money.
Aspiring and First-Time Directors
You want an honest read on your board readiness, how to position yourself, and where your next seat is most likely to come from.
Company Secretaries and Governance Leads
You are designing or repairing a governance framework, charter, evaluation process or onboarding programme and want it checked by a practitioner.
HR and Nomination Committee Advisors
You are preparing a search, an appointment or a remuneration proposal and want to avoid the mistakes that only show up after the fact.
What we can work on in 45 minutes
Pick one. The form asks for your three most important questions, and the session is built around them.
Board composition and your own seat
Whether your board has the right mix of skills, independence and experience for where the business is going, and what to do about the gaps.
Typical question: "We have two seats opening next year. Who should we be looking for, and who should we not?"
Nomination, remuneration and succession
The NRC agenda in practice: chair and CEO succession, director appointments, board and executive pay, and how to run the committee so it earns its place.
Typical question: "Our CEO succession plan is a name on a page. What does a real one look like?"
A difficult boardroom situation
An underperforming director, a chair and CEO who no longer work together, a shareholder overreaching, a board that is not being told the truth. How to handle it, in what order, and what not to do.
Typical question: "How do I raise this at the next meeting without it becoming a fight?"
Board evaluation: reading and acting on the results
Deciding whether to run an internal or external evaluation, interpreting what you already have, and turning it into two or three actions the board will actually take.
Typical question: "The evaluation says we are fine. Nobody believes it. Now what?"
Building a first board for a founder-led or family business
When to move from an advisory board to a formal board, who to appoint first, how to pay them, and how to keep control without losing the value of independent challenge.
Typical question: "Do I need a board yet, or an advisor?"
Governance frameworks, charters and committees
A practitioner's review of your board charter, committee terms of reference, delegation of authority or onboarding programme, and the three changes that would matter most.
Typical question: "Which committees do we actually need at our size?"
Your director career and next board seat
A candid assessment of your board readiness, your positioning and your profile, drawn from more than twenty years of assessing and placing directors, and a plan for the next twelve months.
Typical question: "I keep getting close and not appointed. What am I missing?"
Preparing for a search, appointment or evaluation you are about to commission
How to brief a search firm, what to demand from an evaluator, how to structure the process and where these engagements usually go wrong.
Typical question: "What should be in the brief before we sign with anyone?"
From this page to your session in four steps
Tell us what you want to cover
Complete the form below with the context and your three most important questions. The better the brief, the better the session.
Pay securely via Stripe
USD 850.00, excluding VAT where applicable. Payment is processed by Stripe. We never see your card details.
Choose your time
You are taken straight to the calendar to book. The booking link is also emailed to you, so you can book later if now is not convenient.
Wassim prepares, then you meet
Your questions are shared with Wassim before the call and appear in your calendar invitation, so the 45 minutes start on your problem, not on introductions.
Wassim Karkabi
Founder & Executive Chairman, Global Board Institute
Wassim is a Non-Executive Director, NRC Chair and board governance advisor with over twenty years as a senior headhunter with Stanton Chase, a Forbes-ranked global executive search firm. He has spent his career at the intersection of executive search and board governance: assessing, placing and advising the people on whom governance ultimately depends.
He is the creator of the Five Pillars of NRC Governance™ framework (Nomination, Remuneration, Succession, Evaluation, Development) and the author of The Gatekeeper's Chair, the book behind the world's first dedicated NRC Chair qualification. He personally leads every GBI advisory engagement, and every advisory session on this page.
- Founder of the Global Board Institute and its Professional Diploma in NRC Governance™
- Non-Executive Director and Nomination & Remuneration Committee Chair
- More than twenty years assessing and placing executives and directors with Stanton Chase
- Author of The Gatekeeper's Chair and creator of the Five Pillars of NRC Governance™
Forty-five minutes, three things
Direct answers to your three questions
Not a framework lecture. Wassim will tell you what he would do in your position, and why.
An independent read on your situation
What you may be missing, what is normal, what is not, and where the real risk sits.
A clear next step
Usually something you can do yourself this week. If a longer engagement would serve you better, Wassim will say so plainly, and the choice stays with you.
45-Minute Private Advisory Session
A focused, one-to-one session on the governance challenge in front of you right now. Tell us what you would like to cover and the three questions you most want answered, then choose a time that suits you.
Frequently asked
What happens after I pay?
You are taken straight to the calendar to choose a time. The booking link is also emailed to you, so you can book later if now is not convenient.
Can I reschedule?
Yes. A booked session can be rescheduled free of charge. The fee is non-refundable once a time has been booked.
Is this a sales call?
No. This is a paid advisory session and the 45 minutes are spent on your questions. If a longer engagement would serve you better, Wassim will say so plainly, and the choice stays with you.
What should I put in the three questions?
The three things you most need answered, as specifically as you can. "Should we appoint an external chair?" works better than "Tell me about chairs." The questions are shared with Wassim before the call and appear in your calendar invitation.
Is my situation kept confidential?
Yes. What you share in the form and in the session is used only to prepare and deliver your session.
Can I use a promotional code?
Yes. If you have been given a code, enter it on the Stripe payment page after completing this form. The discount is applied before payment is taken.
Is VAT included?
The fee is USD 850.00 excluding VAT where applicable.
One decision, one honest conversation
Book your 45 minutes with Wassim Karkabi and walk in prepared for the next board meeting, appointment or conversation.
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