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Listening to Understand in Board Discussions governance transition Apr 13, 2023

- 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...

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Inclusive Boards Drive Engagement governance transition Mar 29, 2023

- 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...

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Encourage All Board Members to Contribute governance transition Mar 23, 2023

- 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...

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Board and CEO Strained Relationships governance transition Feb 08, 2022

- 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...

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Not So Lonely At the Top governance transition leadership transition Nov 02, 2021

- 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....

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Your Best Before Date: Leave Them Wanting More governance transition Oct 20, 2021

- 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...

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Set the bar - safe meetings physically and psychologically governance transition leadership transition Jul 27, 2021

- 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...

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Strategy Refresh for 2022 governance transition May 25, 2021

- 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...

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Inclusivity for Boards – What’s My Role? governance transition May 11, 2021

- 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...

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