The case for an expanded Board role in talent strategy

Posted by Intersect International
On March 3, 2016
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Board, Strategy, Talent

In this blog post, Dr. Vandana Vaidyanathan, Associate Partner at Intersect International, writes about a very pertinent and often over looked area within business – the case for an expanded Board role in talent strategy. “Over the last year, we have spent significant time with Boards working on CEO succession. Several Board Directors from different […]

Taking control of uncertainty

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On May 28, 2015
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Control, Environment, Leadership, Uncertainty

The new normal. Are you a master of recognizing and profiting from uncertainty? “Taking control of uncertainty is the fundamental leadership challenge of our time … ” Ram Charan writes in The Attacker’s Advantage (2015). “The advantage now goes to those who create change, not just learn to live with it. Instead of waiting and […]

Masters of strategy

Posted by Intersect International
On April 15, 2015
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CEOs, Strategy

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. This post asks the question, “Are you a master of strategy?” Managing Partner Marylee O’Neill discussed with leading strategy expert, Harvard business professor […]

Things that gain from disorder

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On March 13, 2015
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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 […]