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- By Sophie Pinkoski

When we talk about expressing gratitude, it’s often in relation to how the CEO empowers their team. Yet we rarely talk about how to express gratitude toward the CEO. A leader doe...

- By Sophie Pinkoski

In a board survey at the start of the pandemic, Deloitte found that organizations have been dealing with an increased number of crises than in previous decades. In cycles of cris...

- By Sophie Pinkoski

Board diversity has been championed for many years now as a cornerstone of effective governance. Yet recruiting people from diverse backgrounds is only the first step in creating...

- By Sophie Pinkoski

The 2020s has been marked as a decade of profound disruption. Now that the immediate urgency of the pandemic has passed, boards have the responsibility to ensure the organization...

- 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...

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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

Board members have advantages from our life, careers, and experience. As we come together in our board work, how are we using them to make positive change?

In a boardroom, those...

- 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 Sophie Pinkoski

For more than a decade now, universities have anticipated multiple waves of retirement for their experienced presidents, but crises have extended their tenure over the years.