The Governance Gift of 2020: Re-think Board & Director Surveys

Posted by Intersect International
On July 9, 2020

We can all agree that 2020 is a defining year for businesses and organizations globally. Given the continued uncertainties many boards considered postponing or even, eliminating the annual review of board and director effectiveness. Recently Vandana Vaidyanathan and Marylee O’Neill of Intersect International wrote an insight piece on the why Board and Governance Chairs should […]

Will You Benefit from a Smaller Board?

Posted by Intersect International
On May 28, 2019

As organizations transform in response to changing environments CEOs and their Chairs may find that their board no longer is aligned and effective. Among the many questions CEOS and Chairs ask is: “do we need a smaller or larger size board?” Recently Intersect’s Associate Partner, Dr. Vandana Vaidyanathan, reviewed the research on this topic. She […]

Envisioning Your Future CEO

Posted by Intersect International
On March 16, 2017

Can you envision your future CEO? One of the most important tasks of any board of directors is selecting the individual with the optimal mix of competencies, experience, knowledge, personal attributes and values to lead the company to a successful future. Boards and retiring CEOs routinely underestimate the time, effort and discipline that must be […]

Things that gain from disorder

Posted by Intersect International
On March 13, 2015
Leadership, Strategy, Succession

We do a lot of reading and research, so you don’t have to. And like you, we spend lots of time on planes – a time to catch up on reading and reflect. Senior Associate Partner Stephanie Merrin has been reading Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder. Taleb spent 20 years as […]