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...
September 16, 2021

The Value of a Virtuoso CEO

Virtuosos distinguish themselves by exemplifying E5: excellence, expertise, experience, enterprise, and ethics. They force people to take them seriously. They don’t raise the bar—they set it for everyone else. They serve as gold standards...
December 16, 2019

How Succession Anxiety Fuels Crisis

The transition from one chief executive officer to another is a high-stakes situation. In the most difficult situations, the outgoing CEO leaves a trail of damaged […]