Five Questions For a Startup Board Chair
Recently, I was contacted by a friend looking for some governance insight. She had been approached to be the Chair of a young, fast growing start-up. Although she didn’t have [...]
Three Factors Driving Corporate Governance Failure
Corporate Governance Failure is Common (More Common Than Most Directors Understand) Strong governance is an important concept. In theory, it leads to organizational health and sustainability. Unfortunately, the reality [...]
Board Composition: what’s the right size Board of Directors?
Board Composition and Board Size. How many Directors should your Board have? Nine. Seven. Nineteen. Ok. It depends. Here’s how to think about it: The logic of Board Size [...]
Corporate Governance: Top 4 Board Evaluation Findings
Here are the four most common findings from our Board evaluation work: 1. Many Directors lack a common understanding of the Board's role. A critical step in every Board [...]
Association Governance: Board Composition Values Competence
As association governance evolves, Board composition increasingly values Director competence. Competency based Boards engage Directors based on their specific knowledge and expertise. Traditionally, associations and many other NFP Boards [...]
4 Steps to Better Private Business Strategy
“Strategy is a waste of time”. Lots of private business owners we know feel this way because their private business has achieved a high degree of success without strategy. Why [...]
Think he’s crazy? Donald Trump is just your typical entrepreneur.
Flickr Image by DonkeyHotey Forget Shark Tank. For anyone who fancies themselves as a future entrepreneurial star, studying Donald Trump (just watch the nightly news) may be [...]
What Private Companies Can Learn About Board Composition From Public Companies
Statistics show that private company Boards are smaller and composed of fewer unrelated Directors than public company Boards. This matters. The rationale that leads public company Boards of Directors [...]
Four Factors Separating Strong Boards from Failed Boards
Failed Boards are more common than people realize. Failed Boards are much more common than most people realize. Charged with the responsibility of identifying and mitigating risk; validating and overseeing [...]