The case for an expanded Board role in talent strategy

Posted by Intersect International
On March 3, 2016
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

Posted by Intersect International
On May 28, 2015
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
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

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 […]