New Hires Care About Organizational Culture In order to attract and retain top talent, leaders have made culture building a priority. But often overlooked in discussions about company culture is how often they can exist at opposite ends of a spectrum. On one end, you...
An Idea Is Only As Successful As Its’ Execution Most entrepreneurs have creativity wrapped in their DNA. They typically see potential where others don’t–and that’s great. They often have a severe allergy to the status quo and have the...
It’s Not What You Know; it’s Who You Know. As many individuals enter the prime of their careers or even shift into retirement, the idea of landing a board seat can be compelling for multiple reasons. That might include a source of income in...
Should Former CEOs Join the Board? The answer is more complicated than you might think. It’s become common practice that when CEOs leave their position, it’s assumed that they will continue with the company as a member of its board–maybe even as...
Internal Candidates are Your Best Bet–Unless it’s Time for a Strategic Shakeup. If you serve on a company’s board–whether it’s a startup or a larger, public company–you’ll face the prospect of CEO selection someday. There are...
The third management secret of the lazy CEO is Risk. Specifically the risk management process. And this is going to correlate to delegation, which we’ll talk about a little bit later, but whenever we’re dealing with an issue, there are really only two...
