Great advice can be transformational in shaping one’s career, particularly as more women successfully navigate their path to the boardroom. Many of us here at Watson are not only board… Continue Reading The Best (and Worst) Advice We’ve Heard for Women in the Boardroom
…– Building and Sustaining an Effective Board guides you through the various stages of a board’s evolution from creation through to renewal. Directors, aspiring directors, shareholders and others who want… Continue Reading 20 Q’s – Building and Sustaining an effective board by Liz Watson
…primer for board directors this book is an invaluable resource for organizations in board orientation sessions. As a handbook and reference guide, it addresses the most frequent and common issues… Continue Reading Duties and Responsibilities of Directors for NFP organizations (Fourth Ed. by WATSON)
…operations. This is why it is the responsibility of the board to implement the proper processes to allow open conversations and high quality feedback. How can a board improve the… Continue Reading CEO Evaluation
…entire board, committees and individual directors Evaluate – provide boards with dedicated time to reflect on the functioning and effectiveness of the board and their peers Embed – policies and… Continue Reading An Effective Board – 5 steps to stronger renewal
…interconnected roles of the board of education, the superintendent, the secretary-treasurer, and community in strategic planning. Trustee Responsibilities School Trustees, like the directors of any organization, have certain responsibilities that… Continue Reading Three Keys to Strategic Planning
…is essential for board success. Invest time to ensure roles and responsibilities of board leaders, individual directors, committees, and officers are clearly defined in your board governance policies. When directors… Continue Reading Why an engaged Board is a powerful Board (Watson’s 5 tips for building a better board)
…Board to set up the CEO for success. Clarify expectations. Create the space for the board to meet with the CEO to talk about roles, expectations and priorities. These can… Continue Reading Managing the Risk of CEO Transition
…track record of successfully recruiting CEOs, Directors, and Advisory Board members for its client base that include public companies, private companies, public sector entities and large non-profits. Other lines of… Continue Reading Westview Executive Search Merges with WATSON Advisors Inc.
…list of areas where directors are expected to be involved is complex and growing, and workplace health safety is one more that should clearly be on every Board’s radar screen…. Continue Reading In the Shadow of Weinstein Woes: How Boards Should Be Thinking About Sexual Harassment
