May 25, 2023 | Consulting, Strategy Development and Implementation
In our work with organizations across sectors and industries, we often see the need to highlight the critical distinction between strategic planning and strategy making. Along similar lines, a company’s strategy development process can often become unduly influenced... 
May 2, 2023 | Consulting, Healthcare, Leadership and Top Team Development
Daphnie Pierre Manager At the 2023 American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) National Congress, a CEO started off a session by sharing that he had received feedback that he “does not exhibit executive presence.” This CEO, a male person of color,... 
Apr 13, 2023 | Consulting
In our work with organizations across sectors and industries, we often see the need to highlight the critical distinction between strategic planning and strategy making. Along similar lines, a company’s strategy development process can often become unduly influenced... 
Mar 2, 2023 | Consulting, Governance, Healthcare
Given the unprecedented turbulence in healthcare, governing boards should be asking themselves whether they have the optimal membership, diversity, skills, structures, and practices to make good decisions and effectively fulfill their fiduciary obligations in an... 
Feb 9, 2023 | Consulting, Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses
Nancy Drozdow Founder and Principal Only a third of family firms continue beyond the first generation, fewer still make it to the third, and so on. (Beckhard & Dyer 1983). “Our work is largely to help these businesses beat the odds. Continuity is our goal, even... 
Feb 2, 2023 | Consulting, Governance, Leadership Succession
CFAR Founder Tom Gilmore’s article, “The Importance of Linking Leadership Succession, Strategy, and Governance,” offers three common dilemmas in leadership succession, three case studies that demonstrate the important relationship among strategy, governance, and...