by Brenda | Nov 4, 2012 | Executive Leadership and Board Governance
Introduction The question I am often asked often is “How does a board manage a strong CEO?” That is a good question. It may be difficult to harness the energy of a strong-minded CEO and should it be done? There is a school of thought that says that the CEO is the most...
by Brenda | Oct 22, 2012 | Executive Leadership and Board Governance
Introduction Diversity can be seen from a gender perspective or it can include a variety of factors such as multiplicity of thought, geography, age, career, and experience. Why is diversity often associated with placing women on boards? What is diversity and does it...
by Brenda | Sep 22, 2012 | Executive Leadership and Board Governance
Introduction A board only succeeds if it is a team. Board members are either connected or separate. Studies show that well connected people experience increased happiness, better health and a longer life. First, board members easily connect with other board members...
by Brenda | Sep 17, 2012 | Executive Leadership and Board Governance
Introduction Do all boards have succession plans? Do current board members really care about who follows them? Is it a matter of thinking, “I’ll do my best when I am here and when I’m gone someone else can take over.” Sometimes boards cannot choose their successors....
by Brenda | Sep 10, 2012 | Executive Leadership and Board Governance
Introduction The cross-board dimension of policy-making is not as extensive as it needs to be despite the growing inter-dependence between agencies Often, governments provide grants and businesses support non-profit and public-sector boards in order to improve the...
by Brenda | Sep 4, 2012 | Executive Leadership and Board Governance
Introduction Sometimes strategic plans are nothing more than paper exercises completed to fulfill regulatory requirements. Other times plans are developed to please someone on the board who believes in goal setting and performance measurement. In this case,...
by Brenda | Aug 23, 2012 | Executive Leadership and Board Governance
Did you read the article Dealing with the Complainer in the Boardroom? An article written by Minda Zetlin (Aug 20, 2012) says that listening to complainers is actually bad for our brains. She writes It turns out there’s a good reason: Listening to too...
by Brenda | Aug 21, 2012 | Executive Leadership and Board Governance
Introduction Often boards invite individuals who are successful in business to become board members. Business leaders are seen to ‘have something’ that boards can access to make them more productive and raise their status in the community. It is often assumed that...
by Brenda | Aug 13, 2012 | Executive Leadership and Board Governance
Introduction From a governance standpoint, one would consider the CEO to be the chief employee. This means he is the operational head and as such has all other senior executive team members reporting to him. The question is whether this is the actual case for the CFO?...
by Brenda | Jul 31, 2012 | Executive Leadership and Board Governance
Introduction Today we read about conscious board culture. Well you may be asking what is it exactly. According to Jeff Klein it is Conscious Awareness is “a process of recognizing what is going on inside and out, the effects of decisions and actions, and the...
