The age-old question lingers: Quis custodiet ipsos custodies? Who watches the watchers? In theory, shareholders, business owners, and CEOs scrutinize the actions of board directors, but the facts tell a different story. In spite of the New York Stock Exchange now requiring regular self-evaluations, many boards continue to function without them—or without doing them well.Read more
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Few people can define “governance” in concrete terms, yet it remains one of those all-encompassing words that people use frequently. The dictionary defines governance as supremacy, domination, power, or authority. When used for corporations, it usually means general board oversight. Helping organizations and individuals achieve a more powerful success mindset. Contact us to experience theRead more
“The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.” – Benjamin Franklin How often have you said something that you thought was perfectly clear, only to find out later that the receiver had taken it in exactly the wrong way? Helping organizations and individualsRead more
Resolving conflict doesn’t come easily to too many people. Most of us want harmonious relationships and smooth interpersonal interactions. However, we know that disagreements and conflicts are part of any dynamic organization. They arise because people care about their jobs and want to produce good results. Helping organizations and individuals achieve a more powerful successRead more
A major source of communication breakdowns is incongruence between the words that people say and the nonverbal signals that they send, largely because we lose sight of the fundamental truth: You cannot not communicate. Every second that we are in the presence of another, we are constantly sending and receiving messages, often silent, nonverbal messagesRead more
