Boards Behaving Badly
When boards behave badly, it’s usually difficult to detect. Like an accident on the side of the road, where you know you shouldn’t look, but
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Board Refreshment: 50% of boards have at least one director who is no longer adding value; how do you know if you are the “one”?
In the 2022 PWC Annual Corporate Directors Survey, 48% of directors believe one or more of their fellow directors should be replaced. If you are on
Top Tips When Embarking on Board Refreshment
Here’s some advice for all those boards out there seeking to shake things up by adding diversity to the board room. Diverse directors have different
The Lodis Forum’s Women in Board Leadership Survey
Since private company boards are not required to report board diversity metrics, The Lodis Forum, a peer group for female Board Chairs, recently completed a
Conversation with the Chairman of Kingsbury, Inc.: Eve Clulow
MEET EVE CLULOWEve Clulow is currently the Chair of Kingsbury, Inc. Welcome to the Lodis Forum podcast! Conversation with women and board leadership. The Lodis
Ask the expert: Extended board observation
All family members should attend at least one of their family business board meetings. Observing a board meeting helps family members understand the fiduciary role
3 ways family businesses can measure return on investment
Think about this for a second: Only 3% of family businesses make it to the fourth generation. That means 97% do not. Meanwhile, 80% of the businesses
Are You an Influential Voice within your Family?
Would you like to have more influence, or would you like to see some of the less powerful members listen to a little more? According
Bringing New Ideas into a Closed System
Families who own family businesses are essentially a closed system. It’s not unusual for family members to share similar values, and grow up in the
Changing the Conflict Environment – The Secret Sauce to Resolving Family Differences
Someone asked me the other day what the “secret sauce” was in managing family conflict. I thought that was pretty funny because the definition of
Choosing a Consultant to Work with Your Family
I was recently interviewed by a family for a consulting job. I was one of three consultants they were interviewing. At first, I was extremely
Communicating Across Generations in a Geographically Diverse Family
Many people think communication differences are mostly generational. But even within generations, people have different preferences when it comes to communication. Different Communication StylesMost people
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