August 27, 2022

How Boards Become Super Replicators

August 9, 2022

Governance Beyond Bylaws

August 3, 2022

The Board is Split

July 11, 2022

When is Disruption a Good Idea?

February 22, 2022

Is Your Advisory Board Valuable Or A Bad Habit?

Thousands of organizations establish advisory boards for all kinds of reasons, often with abundant implicit expectations, but vague purpose and expected outcomes...
December 1, 2021

Well Behaved Directors Seldom Influence History

British author Mary Anne Evans, who used the pen name George Eliot, once advised, “The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.” The same can be said of directors who create disruption that leads to recovery after a crisis...
November 17, 2021

When Boards Meet Too Often

While there is no proven formula for how often boards of directors should meet, most often I have counselled boards to meet less frequently, rarely have I recommended a board meet more often. Too frequent board meetings occur more commonly...
October 12, 2021

What Top Executives Can Do When Directors Interfere

The role of boards is well understood – they give strategic advice, focus on increasing value, and identify, avoid, or mitigate risk. Yet, sometimes board members, precisely because they are experienced and successful executives, step over the line...
September 28, 2021

Assessing Directors’ Mindsets

Do your board members have a Board Mindset™? How do you know? And how do you strengthen this set of attributes?