Ideas and insights matter, which means there are some extremely practical reasons that the board of directors of your small or mid-size business should include a female member -- or two, or more. The reasons why come from Kathy Graham, founder of The HQ Companies Inc. , a Chicago group of four related businesses that deal in talent assessment and management, and related growth strategies; Cindy Burrell, president of Chicago-based Diversity in Boardrooms , a consulting firm that seeks to match business needs and potential board members; and Ken Hoganson, founder and CEO of the Private Directors Association , which provides support intended to ...

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