Taking a pulse check is weeding out what gets in the way of our being fulfilled and realizing our full potential. It is an opportunity to refresh, repair, recover, revitalize and fertilize what should be nurtured. It is a time to assess whether we are where we envisioned we would be. Taking a pulse check […]
Private Boards & Start-Ups: Bringing Outside Help to Inside Problems
This article originally appeared in my latest eBook, “Board Composition.” Click here to download now! Throughout my career, I have worked with a great number of high tech private companies, especially start-ups, based in the US, Canada and in Europe. In each situation I have interacted with their boards and CEOs, to help position or […]
What Makes Great Boards?
Great boards deliver on their core mission of providing strong oversight and strategic support for management’s efforts to create long-term value for the organization. To do so, the members of the board, the directors that are recruited, must be independent thinkers who can collaborate with their peers and provide a value-add with relevant experience and […]
Non-Profit Boards: Growing Pains & Board Composition
“Non-profit” evokes “doing good” and “not for profit,” but it shouldn’t imply “not doing well.” Doing well by doing good is possible and important. Acknowledging the value of “doing well in doing good” elevates your standards and expectations regarding how to best structure your organization, how to attract the right talent and how to plan for […]
Be a Great Board Chair in 10 Steps
“A corporate board of directors can create tremendous value for a publicly-traded company. However, an absence of leadership can destroy it.” – Wharton University of Pennsylvania Regardless of the type of board, leadership around the board table is far from obvious. While there is one individual appointed as leader for the board, there are […]