Posts for: Insight

Planning and Executing this Year’s Board Evaluation

The current COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for boards and management teams. Every organization has been wrestling with how...

What CEOs Are Talking About Right Now

If you wonder what chief executive officers are thinking right now, here is a small window into those conversations. Recently,...

CEO Succession and the COVID-19 Pandemic

As the coronavirus crisis impacts our society, it creates some unique challenges for boards. One of the major issues under...

Setting the Foundation: Building a Strong Board-CEO Partnership

Establishing a positive connection between the board and the CEO is never more important than when onboarding a new chief...

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...