I am a Non-Profit Board Member, How Did I Get Here?
You'll work hard, feel frustrated and ask this question repeatedly: Whose idea was it to grab a seat on my favorite charity's board of directors? You'll understand why you joined, [...]
Use Wargaming To Test Retail Strategy And Reduce Corporate Risk
I recently attended a presentation on corporate wargaming that had me thinking how it could have helped JC Penny avoid their recent retail strategy woes, and had me wondering why [...]
Canadian Not-for-Profit Board Governance – Getting Ready for CNCA
A board governance issue that should be a priority for all not-for-profits in Canada right now, is CNCA compliance. The Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (CNCA), which was brought into force [...]
Wargaming: Mitigate Corporate Risk –Test Strategic Business Planning
Militaries rehearse, actors rehearse, singers rehearse … so what if companies rehearsed? Would it improve the development and execution of strategic business planning and help mitigate corporate risk? The following [...]
Does Your Board Have a Crisis Management Plan?
Board Governance Depends on Where You Sit Charles De Gaulle - Faced with crisis, the person of character falls back on himself. They impose their own stamp of action, take [...]
The CEO Performance Evaluation Form – An Essential For Any Board
Are you interested in Board Effectiveness? Using surveys, interviews and audits, we assess how well Boards are fulfilling their governance role and identify opportunities to improve Board structure, composition, [...]
Board Governance Depends On What Your View Is
Board governance is frequently discussed and deliberated usually from many different perspectives. Do you see it from the stage looking down or from the seats looking up?
CIO Role: 20 Insights from Boardroom Metrics Executives
Jim Crocker - Founder and CEO of Boardroom Metrics. In preparation for dinner last week (‘Why CIO’s Need to Change Their Role’) with a group of 20 CIO's, I asked [...]
For CIO’s, It’s Time for a Mindset Change
Jim Crocker - Founder and CEO of Boardroom Metrics. Last week, I had dinner with a group of 20 CIO’s. I’d been invited by a client to provide the CEO [...]