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- By Jane Halford and Justin Schwanke

When a new CEO joins an organization, the board typically works hard to ensure that leader receives the authority they need to succeed. The employment contract i...

- by Jane Halford

There is something unique about leaving a board role you have deeply cared about.

After years of board meetings, strategic conversations, difficult moments, and meaningful growth, ...

- Jane Halford

There was a time when boards could assume that societal issues that were not aligned with its mission would not enter into the boardroom. That time has passed.

Today, complex societal...

- by Jane Halford and ChatGPT

"I'm finally home!"

You know that feeling of relief when you have survived a long, intense, or simply annoying period of business travel. You are so over it!

Logically...

- by Jane Halford and ChatGPT

When you think of governance, the first image that comes to mind is not a family business.

Governance is something we associate with corporate boardrooms and nonprofits...

- by Jane Halford & ChatGPT

Boards spend a great deal of time discussing strategy, risk, and performance. But there is another factor shaping board performance that is rarely discussed explicitly: di...

- by Jane Halford and ChatGPT

Boards often say they want a visionary CEO.

They want someone bold, strategic, and inspiring. Someone who can see the future before others do and lead the organization ...

- by Jane Halford & ChatGPT

Think about your organization for a moment.

You wouldn’t start a major initiative, a strategic plan, a system implementation, or a capital project without first agreeing ...

- by Jane Halford and ChatGPT

The first months of a new CEO’s tenure is both exciting and uncertain. The whirlwind of introductions and orientation starts to settle down, and the real work of leaders...

-by Jane Halford and ChatGPT

Transitions at the top are pivotal and often, anxiety-inducing for both organizations and their strategic partners. Yet some leaders, instead of disappearing quietly, ret...

- by Jane Halford and ChatGPT

There is a very particular energy that settles over organizations in the final work week before the holiday break. It’s not quite frantic. It’s not quite calm. It’s some...

- by Sophie Pinkoski

One of the biggest secrets to successful leadership is that a great leader never stops learning and growing as their role evolves. As a leader, you will constantly encounter new ...