Dare we mandate a gender balance quota?
Sandra Davis co-authors a piece on Board diversity in Directors & Boards magazine.
"Knowing Your Executive Talent"
Sandra Davis and David Nosal, CEO and Chairman of our executive leadership solutions partner firm Nosal Partners, explain how executive talent assessment, although frequently overlooked in M&A due diligence, plays a critical role in acquisition success.
Boardroom Insider, November 2009
4 Things Investors Demand in CEO Succession Plans
Smart Planning for CEO Succession
What board members need to know about CEO Succession Planning: a recent article from The Corporate Board magazine.
Cultural Fit Vital to CEO Selection
Approximately 40% of new CEOs are fired or leave within their first 18 months on the job. And a shocking 64% of CEOs – nearly two out of three – don’t even make it to their fourth year in office (unlike our nation’s CEO). The answer is that many CEOs simply did not fit within the culture they were asked to lead. Thus, they were asked to leave.
Admitting Errors Strengthens Leaders
Given the significant challenges that business leaders currently face, it may seem to make sense to minimize mistakes or seek to avoid them altogether. However, this is the antithesis of courageous leadership, which instead requires leaders to possess the self-confidence and integrity to admit to (and not avoid) mistakes.
Dealing with CEO Churn
Don't let CEO Churn derail your ogranization.
The Power of Hope in the Workplace
When companies are confronted with challenging economic circumstances, leaders often need to help their employees re-interpret (or interpret) these challenges to put them into a better and more hopeful context. Hope is not a plan, yet expectations can be powerful predictors of eventual outcomes, and hope is often a powerful active ingredient in the future success of an organization or individual.
Driving Culture of Accountability
As the economic climate has become more challenging there has been a renewed emphasis on accountability. Leaders understand that they have to hold their people accountable, but they want accountability to be more than a carrot and a stick. They want accountability to become an energizing force throughout the organization.
Greater Success in Succession Planning
"Creating Greater Success in Succession Planning," written by Robert Barnett and Sandra Davis, was published in the Advances in Developing Human Resources journal Vol. 10, No. 5. October 2008.