Posts for: Insight

Retiring Underperforming Directors

The best boards are composed of a diverse group of committed directors who all bring experience, insights, and high value...

Who do you think you are?

A leader’s evolving self-concept We all have a self-concept; the term refers to who we understand ourselves to be. It...

Together Apart: Teaming through a Time of Social Distancing

“The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination.” This quote from Maya Angelou elegantly expresses what is...

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,...