…diversity by actively recruiting diverse candidates to the board Practicing inclusion by listening to and considering different perspectives and thinking styles Considering emotional intelligence when selecting directors and hiring the… 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
…executives to see them through the crisis. But even if an organization has withstood all the tests of the pandemic and economic downturn, further challenges lie beyond the emergency. Organizations… Continue Reading Four Talent Questions Boards Need to Ask Right Now
…mapping stakeholder groups and thinking about how to balance competing stakeholder interests. Within each stakeholder group, there are different sub-groups that might have different (or competing) concerns, needs, and priorities…. 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
…risks involved in terminating the incumbent CEO. 1. Making the Decision Making the decision to terminate a CEO is difficult. Legal realities, cultural implications, stakeholder relations, shareholder interests, reputational… 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
…will look different depending on the situation, dynamics, and relationships. Depending on your relationship with the chair, it might be a conversation with them directly, focused on how they are… 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
…A director coming from outside the industry requires much more information on the broader landscape e.g., players, trends, emerging areas, and threats. A director with decades of board experience requires… Continue Reading What makes a Great Director Orientation
