May 18, 2023 | Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses, Governance
Nancy Drozdow Founder and Principal Caleb E. White Principal We have found that great private company governance can be organized and grounded in these principals: purpose, people, practice, procedures, policies, and processes. At CFAR, we call these the Six Ps of... 
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 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... 
Aug 5, 2020 | Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses, Governance
Todd Smith Principal Balancing the respective needs and inputs of your company Board, your shareholder group, and your independent directors always requires a measured approach that values feedback and places a premium on the values embedded in the company by its... 
Jul 1, 2020 | Culture, Governance
Debbie Bing President An Opportunity to Re-visit the Way Things Have Always Been Done Organizations can get in the way of their own success. The reasons are plentiful—ineffective design, challenged teams, unclear roles or structures, cumbersome or insufficient... 
Apr 29, 2020 | Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses, Governance
Caleb White Principal The often heard board governance adage of “nose in, fingers out” [1] is regularly held up as guidance for board members and a caution to them, many of whom are former C-suite executives, that it’s not their job to delve too deeply into day-to-day...