by Touch Stone Publishers | Apr 30, 2026
I watched a CEO get blindsided last year. Not by market conditions. Not by competition. By her own board. They had stopped asking her questions about a product line that, six months later, became a compliance problem. When I asked the board chair why no one had dug...
by Touch Stone Publishers | Apr 23, 2026
I watched a board director sit through three consecutive strategy updates he clearly disagreed with. His body language said it all. But he never spoke. Afterward, I asked him why. His answer: “The chair made it obvious what decision he wanted. Speaking up would...