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.
June 28, 2021
As directors, it is not appropriate for you to prescribe a plan for return to work; that is management’s responsibility. It is incumbent upon you to consider the risks accompanying the return to work, in what may be a different work environment, with different employee expectations than in the past.
March 28, 2021
A tired and untrue refrain still heard (even though often whispered) is, "There aren't enough qualified women or people of color" to serve on boards. Is that true, or does it appear that way because...
March 16, 2021
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are increasing in prominence - across the globe. Delivering shareholder value, maintaining financial strength, being recognized as a top employer, excelling in marketing, capturing a large market share, and consistently having highly satisfied clients may not be sufficient to sustain your company and personal reputation.
February 9, 2021
CEO succession, done well, is a process and takes into account changes to context, both internal and external. These include: top talent, market changes, possible internal successors and how they respond to a larger role, as well as leaders emerging in other organizations.
January 19, 2021
In American folklore, the feud between the Hatfields and McCoys has long served as a metaphor for bitterly warring rival parties. However, this twenty-eight-year dispute in the backcountry of West Virginia pales in comparison to the battle that rages among thought leaders about the best way to lead a board...
December 16, 2020
Oversight of risk has long been an important role of directors. Boards and executives alike are identifying greater complexity, citing political instability, legal and regulatory constraints, local product safety and environmental laws, tax regulations, local labour laws, trade policies, and currency regulations.
December 1, 2020
In the world of technology, we describe the crippling condition that occurs when two computer programs vie for control—a phenomenon that happens when each program waits and prevents the other from making progress—as a “deadly embrace.” A similar stalemate occurs when board members try to influence others to concede the defects in their arguments, without acknowledging the failings in their own.
