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Succession Planning

Boards of Directors must increasingly manage their oversight of Human Capital. CEO succession planning is a critical Board responsibility. Yet in today’s climate, Board’s seem powerless in dealing with this responsibility. At Tim Horton’s and Bank of America the CEO’s announced they were leaving and the Board was unable to advise or reassure the public … read more

Who are you?

As I go into different companies in different industries, I hear a number of different comments all of which are an attempt to define their internal and external problems and issues. Generally I’m asked to solve an immediate problem – I’ve often stated this is the wrong time to be looking deeply into your brand. … read more

Doing business in Brazil, it’s not for beginners!

Doing business in Brazil

By Jose A. Martinez Souza, February 18 2012 Brazil, is one of the members of BRIC, and is ranked  as one of the world’s top five economies. For analysts the Brazilian economy will be growing steadily, promoting external investments, broadening their commodities’ exportations, and raising expectations to a new lower middle class. As a result, … read more


Good Times and Bad Times – A Leader’s Dichotomy

By Jose A. Martinez Souza, January 30, 2012 Executives and entrepreneurs are always concerned with the economic environment. They ask, what will the macro economic  forecast be for the next year and how will the economy expand?  What will be the projected inflation and interbank rates be? What will the employment level be, the production, … read more

For CEO’s and Athletes it’s all part of the Game

Jim Crocker is the founder and CEO of Boardroom Metrics. He is an experienced CEO, Consultant, Board member and Executive Mentor; Jim works with many organizations across a wide range of industries. On the surface at least, being a professional athlete is a pretty decent life-style – making money doing what you’re good at, being … read more

Organization Culture – Shared Perceptions? A simple CEO Assessment

Edgar Schein is the Professor of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is considered one of the founders of organizational psychology. He states that “the culture of a group can now be defined as: A pattern of shared basic assumptions that the group learned as it solved its problems of external adaptation and internal … read more

Interim Manager Checklist

If you want be an interim manager, here’s what you’ll need: A network. Nothing has changed. Who you know matters. More than anything. A story. What are you selling? How is it transferable? How can you help? Some tools. Silver bullets sell. They show knowledge, expertise and provide comfort that things could work out even … read more

Role of the CEO. The CEO as Chief Fundraising Officer

Julia Dumanian is an experienced President & Chief Executive Officer, visionary and inspirational organization leader.  She is a Governance expert available for Interim Leadership roles as part of the Accomplished Executives team at Boardroom Metrics. Julia’s complete series of blogs on the role of the CEO provides a wealth of insight for CEO’s and Boards of Director … read more

A Popular Tool for Assessing the CEO

By far the single most popular download on our website is our Boardroom Metrics CEO Assessment. Last month alone, there were almost 50 downloads from companies large and small, and from all over the world. When we talk to some of these companies about why they’re interested in the CEO assessment here’s what we’re hearing: … read more

Role of the CEO. The CEO as Chief Relationship Officer

Julia Dumanian is an experienced President & Chief Executive Officer, visionary and inspirational organization leader.  She is a Governance expert available for Interim Leadership roles as part of the Accomplished Executives team at Boardroom Metrics. Julia’s complete series of blogs on the role of the CEO provides a wealth of insight for CEO’s and Boards of Director … read more