Posts for: Insight

What Value Can a Board Actually Deliver?

I was at a dinner party the other evening. Two of the guests were CEOs of very well-known and highly...

Becoming a Great Board Chair, Part II

This is the second part of a two-part series. Through our ongoing work with boards, we began to ask the...

Becoming a Great Board Chair

Are there specific aspects of a board chair role that, if demonstrated at a very high level, are most likely...

What It Takes to Succeed in Private Equity

While listed companies have traditionally provided superb training grounds for general managers and future business leaders and are a natural...

Five Challenges That Can Derail Hypergrowth Start-Ups

RHR has been engaged to advise on leadership and management challenges by venture capital (VC) firms and founders of companies...

Board Evaluation – Involve your Management

‘Tis the season when most boards are preparing to conduct their required annual evaluation. Recently, EY’s Center for Board Matters...

Successful CEO Transitions: Ensuring a Smooth Transfer of Leadership

CEO changes are often associated with the exit of other senior-level executives due to disapproval of the incoming chief executive,...

Board Impact. Which Correlate Most with Positive Organizational Outcomes?

Beyond fulfilling a compliance requirement, board evaluations can be a great tool for helping boards elevate the value they contribute...

Executive Assessment—More Than a Risk Mitigation Tool

Executive assessment is a commonplace tool used by organizations to make informed decisions on hiring critical talent. There are many...

Evaluating Your Board: Seven Areas to Assess

Conducting an annual evaluation of the board is a requirement of all public listed companies on the New York Stock...