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- By Sophie Pinkoski

As a CEO transitioning into a new role, one of the most crucial partnerships they will have is with the board of directors. Recognizing the value offered will accelerate the CEO'...

- By Sophie Pinkoski

Does the board and CEO relationship truly drive an organization's success? In a recent survey, McKinsey managed to narrow down six key factors behind a successful leader and foun...

- By ChatGPT (Edited by Jane Halford)

In the dynamic environment of a boardroom, the advantages each member brings from their life, career, and education can be pivotal in fostering positive change. ...

- By Sophie Pinkoski

As chair of a board, it’s tempting to come into meetings as a problem solver, but it’s important to take a step back and remember that decision-making in the boardroom is a colla...

- By Sophie Pinkoski

The most effective boards are ones that understand how each individual adds value to discussions and the decision making process. When board members have a strong sense of their ...

- By Sophie Pinkoski 

In recent years, diversity has become a top priority for board recruiting. As recently as 2017, McKinsey statistics have indicated that women and people of colour still made up ...

- By Jane Halford 

The pandemic has been hard on all of us and our organizations. In addition to keeping safe and surviving, the strain between CEOs and their boards is starting to show. If that’s tr...

- By Sophie Pinkoski

In July 2021, Lifeworks and Deloitte Canada found that half of the 1,100 leaders they surveyed have seriously contemplated leaving their role throughout the pandemic.

With CE...

- By Sophie Pinkoski 

As any organization’s Annual General Meeting rolls around, many members of its board of directors will have the same thing on their minds: should I stand for re-election or anot...

- By Sophie Pinkoski

As we ease into a sense of normalcy again with the availability of vaccinations, many are beginning to plan their first in-person meetings.

People are no doubt equal parts in...

- By Maite G. Latorre

Despite the fact that we are all dealing with the same pandemic on a global scale, boards and CEOs have been faced with a different reality of how to adapt the organization's st...

- By Jane Halford

Recently, I was preparing to teach a governance course on board performance. I found many articles making the case for diversity on boards, but what I didn’t find easily is anything...