Advice for CEOs

My experience as chair of three governing bodies and a member of four others has convinced me that many boards could benefit from clarifying their role and differentiating it from that of executive leadership. The systematic application of these three simple tools to make boards work better can greatly improve the contribution of most statutory and advisory boards.

In earlier articles, I discussed issues confronting early stage and middle market companies. This was in relation to Markets and Model, two of the Four Ms in Newport Board Group’s framework to help companies navigate through No Man’s Land.

Getting to scale is the most important challenge that emerging growth companies face on their path to realizing their potential and generating real wealth for their investors and at least some of their executives and employees.