What I Know Now
Notes from 35 years in the Boardroom
Most board directors arrive in the role without a manual. Some pick it up quickly. Many spend years doing the job by feel, never quite sure whether they’re getting it right. This is the book Paul Rothwell wished someone had handed him at the start.
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All proceeds donated to Cancer Fund for Children
About the author
An engineer by training. Thirty-five years at board level across manufacturing, food, retail, and engineering.
Paul Rothwell has worked at board level for over 35 years — as director, MD, CEO, chair, NED, and investor across fifteen businesses. He currently chairs four Northern Ireland businesses and has mentored more than thirty owners and CEOs. This book is the distillation of what he has learned.
I'd rather you did three things than talk about thirty.
Notes from 35 years in the boardroom, P30
“Having worked with Paul, I can honestly say this book is exactly him. Honest, direct, hard-hitting, thought provoking and hugely practical. He has a way of cutting through the bs and getting to the conversations boards actually need to have. As I was reading it, I could genuinely hear him saying the words. There’s no fluff, no theory for the sake of it, just real insight, challenge and experience from years spent helping businesses and boards become better.”
– Cathy Booth, Consultant – Strategy, Change and Board Development’
“I really enjoyed reading this! You can tell that this book comes from experience and as I have seen you deliver a lot of the content in person it certainly didn’t lose impact when written down. There are so many gems of wisdom, and I love that you have added the questions at the end of the chapters and the templates that will make it very practical for people to use. I will certainly be directing people to it in the future!”
– Programme Manager for Owner/CEO Leadership program