Board/CEO Relationship

How Close Is Too Close?

Examining when proximity to management enhances oversight, and when it compromises it.

What Private and Family Company Boards Need in Their Next CEO

Why directors must rethink CEO leadership traits, succession planning and fit in a world where volatility is the norm.

Boards and CEOs Succeed Together

While the chief executive may be lonely at the top, it’s the board’s job to help push them and the company up to the highest level.

How Directors Can Support CEOs Amid Macroeconomic Uncertainty

Great boards must evolve quickly, challenge wisely, support consistently and lead courageously.

Trust, Transition and Long-Term Leadership at Vollrath

Danielle Kohler and Erik Lampe address the relationship between ownership and nonfamily CEO leadership at Vollrath, and how it helps the 151-year-old company thrive.