“But won’t I be inviting my board members into my business and leaving myself open to the kind of micro-management that can really disrupt my...
Another Insidious Foe To Watch Out For
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Board-CEO Relationship
Beware of Those Insidious Foes That Can Do You In
I’m working on a new book about “insidious foes” of a close, positive, and productive board-CEO working relationship. The foes are erroneous...
Insidious Foe #1: Governing Is Very Simply Policy Making
This is the first in a series of articles dealing with eight insidious foes of a solid board-CEO partnership. An insidious foe is an erroneous...
8 Insidious Foes of a Solid Board-CEO Partnership: A New Series
“Well, it’s all about policy making. In a nutshell, that’s what the board does, right – enact policies?” I’ve quoted verbatim from one of hundreds...
Carm Basile and Steve Bland On Getting Ready To Work With a Board
The January 27 post at this blog – “How Ironic – and Dangerous!” – talks about how little attention has been paid to helping...
Keeping the Really High-Stakes Board Chair-CEO Partnership Healthy
An extremely busy CEO I worked with, who loved wielding the pen and was quite proficient at it, was regularlyemailing her...
Tending To Your Preeminent Stakeholder
One of the breakout groups at a board-CEO/GM retreat I recently facilitated had a great time going through what I call the “stakeholder relationship...
Non-Monetary Compensation Part II: A Costly Missed Opportunity
Walking into the authority’s boardroom to meet with the board chair, I was surprised to find her fuming. Before I could even say “good morning,”...
Use Non-monetary Compensation To Cement the Relationship With Your Board Chair
Three different public transportation CEOs, three different but related true stories about strengthening the board chair-CEO working relationship:...
CEOs Susan Meyer and Gary Thomas on Board-CEO Communication and Interaction
Keeping the board-CEO working relationship on an even keel and healthy over the long run is a major challenge. Just the fact that strong-willed...