431 Quotes About Boards

One of the formulas to build a successful business is to nurture an “adaptability trait” in an organization’s culture.

Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, said that in a meeting, when a woman speaks, 'many of the male board members start to withdraw physically, they start to look at their papers, to look at the floor...and you need to disrupt that.' she doesn't hesitate to call them out on it: 'When you're the chair, you say, "Somebody's talking. You should be listening.

highly effective and wise Board exhibits a creative tension, that hard to define, but you know it when you see it.

A strategic board has a view of looking ahead, an insight to look deeper, and competency to look beyond.

Independent directors practice independent thinking.

Applying deep insight and rubber stamping are such counter-propositions.

Learning” and “Performance” are key fundamental themes of better organizational governance.

The purpose of the governing body, or board of directors, is to direct and guide the organization in the right direction

Silo builds the wall in people’s minds and creates the barrier in organizations’ “hearts.