The triple bottom line movement (people, profit and planet) has created a significant shift in leadership thinking. Specifically, it’s resulted in the two terms we’re all hearing much more about: conscious leadership and conscious capitalism. The most exceptional leaders today realize that their role goes far beyond maximizing profit and that success can only […]
A significant sign of good leadership and good governance is how well your company honors the corporate values set by you and your leadership team – those values that guide culture, product/service development, customer service and how individuals work together internally. While it’s fairly easy to tell whether or not corporate values are being […]
Time and time again we’ve seen public companies grow themselves out of business and one would wonder: Where was their board? While I’ve written many articles about what companies should have in place for sustainable, profitable growth, we haven’t yet looked at the board’s role in the equation. So, what questions does the board need […]
The Governance Committee’s Role in Board Succession Planning, Board Engagement and New Best Practices There are volumes of articles focused on the succession of key management. Historically, however, not much has been written about board succession. This is not surprising, considering in the not-so-distant past, board directors were considered not unlike Supreme Court justices […]
While businesses that make it past early stage have a greater chance of surviving long term with every passing year, growing a company doesn’t become any easier as it ages. There will always be make-or-break decisions on the table, volatile environments to navigate and standard challenges to overcome (like making sure your company’s eggs aren’t […]
