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What Boards That Keep Measuring Teach Us About Board Effectiveness
Most board evaluation data is a snapshot. Ours isn't. When we followed 50 boards across repeated evaluations, the ...
by Parker Brown
The Chair may be the board’s most improvable performance lever
Egon Zehnder recently published an interesting perspective on whether the Board Chair really matters.
by Steve Pell
The 9% Problem: Why Boards Leave Chair Succession Too Late
Chair succession is one of the clearest tests of board maturity.
by Steve Pell
The Feedback Gap: How 80% of Directors Are Flying Blind
BoardOutlook’s global data shows that only 20% of directors say their chair provides great individual feedback.
by Steve Pell
My six sentence rule: In Cabinet and in the boardroom
Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the American Civil War. At just 272 words it lasted less than ...
by Lindsay Tanner
‘Why’ should be the word you hear most in any board meeting
The word “why” is the most powerful word for any non-executive director. Hearing it used regularly signals a healthy ...
by Peter Hay
Boards only operate effectively if they operate unanimously
Boards can’t operate effectively unless they make decisions unanimously (no effective board operates on majority vote ...
by Peter HayTell me how you’re going to disagree with me
The social philosopher Eric Hoffer once said “The beginning of thought is in disagreement - not only with others but ...
by Lindsay Tanner