January 28, 2022
Responding to disruption will never be optional, but successful directors should realize that disrupting for the greater good has now become mandatory.
January 18, 2022
Leaders often praise and reward heroic actions, the “dive in the dirt” moves that save the day. Sometimes speed and boldness win the day, but heroics can lure us into using ad-hoc interventions as a default instead of doing the less glamorous work that makes heroics rare and mostly unnecessary.
January 3, 2022
The disruptive impacts of COVID will continue to challenge all sectors in 2022. We know that the magnitude will lessen this year; it is the uncertainty and unproductivity that creates havoc. What are boards prioritizing this year?
December 14, 2021
Most boards and most senior executives engage in strategic planning exercises on a routine basis. What’s wrong with that? Maybe nothing...
November 17, 2021
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...
November 1, 2021
Boards can frequently trace flawed decisions to the process directors used in making the decision: unclear objectives, wrong information, disproportionately weighting options, etc. Often, however, the fault lies not with the process but with the mindset of those making decisions. When directors think about their decision-making in traditional ways, too often they fall through one of these decision-making traps..
August 31, 2021
Despite the rapidly expanding literature in behavioral economics and the popularity of some of its well-known concepts, it is surprisingly tricky to put conclusions from research into practical use. As the behavioral economic theories suggest, this challenge exists because...
August 18, 2021
The most highly functioning boards have established rigorous and targeted reporting that is not burdensome for management to prepare or for directors to read and comment upon. The executive measure, assess, and report on what matters most.
August 5, 2021
When we understand disruption and the people who intentionally create it, we understand how to design it instead of fearing it.
