‘It’s not your turn,’ the board's selection committee chair said. Instantly I felt as though I was back in the school yard | Julianne Schultz

While the tension between meritocracy and ‘jobs for mates’ is always there, the best boards are more than the sum of their partsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMany years ago, I was encouraged to put my name forward to chair a significant government board. It seemed like a long shot to me, I wasn’t in anyone’s club, but my supporters were insistent. I agreed to let my name go into the mix.It was a surprise then when the chair of the selection co