…wall ornaments or taken as fundamental moral guidance; is it acceptable to violate a policy; does a policy really apply to everybody, including senior leaders When we talk about culture,… Continue Reading Board Oversight of Culture
…strategy is reshaped and improved, management and the board reach a common understanding of it. In the end, directors will wholeheartedly support it.” Ram Charan, Aligning Boards and Management on… Continue Reading The Board’s Role in Strategy
…This is only possible with a robust CEO emergency succession plan in place. It takes time to find a new CEO, and while partnering with an executive search firm can… Continue Reading Four Talent Questions Boards Need to Ask Right Now
Discussions of purpose, stakeholder capitalism, social license, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) are front and centre on corporate boardroom agendas. But what about organizations that have always been purpose… Continue Reading ESG for Not-For-Profits
…executive team of a not-for-profit have a highly collaborative and trusting working relationship. There are few disagreements and the CEO’s plans get passed easily and unanimously. A new director worries… Continue Reading Board-Executive Assessment of Teaming
…of contractual arrangements including employment and severance agreements, supplemental pension arrangement, deferred compensation plans, multiple equity compensation awards, assignment and noncompetition agreements and indemnification agreements. CEOs may also be directors… Continue Reading Terminating the CEO
…other stakeholders; financial or legal consequences; and, in this case direct and indirect health risks. Directors need to support each other and their executives to uphold a high standard even… Continue Reading In the Boardroom: COVID, Travel and Tone at the Top
…stakeholders, and fostering a healthy board culture. As the demands of the chair role grow, so do the expectations we hold for the individuals who choose to take it on…. Continue Reading The Broken Chair
…celebrating their voices. One of the best opportunities to practice this is through recruitment. Here are five ways you can #ChooseToChallenge your approach to your next executive or director search:… Continue Reading International Women’s Day 2021
…less information on governance and the director role than someone who has served on one or two boards. Every director is unique and comes from a different place. Director orientation… Continue Reading What makes a Great Director Orientation
