…diversity by actively recruiting diverse candidates to the board Practicing inclusion by listening to and considering different perspectives and thinking styles Considering emotional intelligence when selecting directors and hiring the… Continue Reading Board Oversight of Culture
…strategy is reshaped and improved, management and the board reach a common understanding of it. In the end, directors will wholeheartedly support it.” Ram Charan, Aligning Boards and Management on… Continue Reading The Board’s Role in Strategy
…executive team of a not-for-profit have a highly collaborative and trusting working relationship. There are few disagreements and the CEO’s plans get passed easily and unanimously. A new director worries… Continue Reading Board-Executive Assessment of Teaming
Hiring, evaluating, compensating and managing CEO transition is arguably the board’s most important area of responsibility. Ironically, experienced board members consistently tell us that their boards do not allocate enough… Continue Reading Terminating the CEO
Your ears perk up – what did the CEO just say? Here you are, a director participating in the last Finance Committee meeting of an exhausting 2020. As the meeting… Continue Reading In the Boardroom: COVID, Travel and Tone at the Top
…description? Do you have term limits in place for the role? Do you have a chair evaluation built into your board or director evaluation process? Do you have a budget… Continue Reading The Broken Chair
…celebrating their voices. One of the best opportunities to practice this is through recruitment. Here are five ways you can #ChooseToChallenge your approach to your next executive or director search:… Continue Reading International Women’s Day 2021
…less information on governance and the director role than someone who has served on one or two boards. Every director is unique and comes from a different place. Director orientation… Continue Reading What makes a Great Director Orientation
…on their boards. There are still plenty of seats to fill. As of July 2021, women represent just 23.4% of all directors at TSX companies disclosing the number of women… Continue Reading October is Women’s History Month
…role in CEO and human capital oversight; elevating board and director effectiveness; and providing approachable and practical governance education and peer learning. About Benefit Company In June 2020 BC Finance… Continue Reading WATSON Becomes a BC Benefit Company
