Boards Quote by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

“The high-effective board with board directors having the mixed capabilities and skills can make effective decisions in deliberation, moving the enterprise forward, ensuring the…

— Pearl Zhu

“The high performing board shows the ability and openness to “question itself, senior management team, and its decision/discussions.”

— Pearl Zhu

“When unsavvy observers see a nonprofit organization with dozens of people on its board, they think: “Look how many great people are committed to…

— Peter Thiel

“Without a clear definition of success, board discussions can become disjointed, with members focusing on different priorities and potentially conflicting agendas. It can also…

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“Boardroom discussions, by their nature, involve individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. This diversity of thought is essential for making well-rounded decisions, but…

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“The boards as top leadership team can no longer avoid, delegate, or ignore the need for technical competency among their ranks.”

— Pearl Zhu

“The digital board directors need to be independent thinkers, unbiased communicators, wise advisors, flexible facilitators, and global leaders these days.”

— Pearl Zhu

The greatest things are accomplished by individual people, not by committees or companies.

— Fay Weldon

“Accountability and oversight are all part of the game changes that boards must address.”

— Pearl Zhu

The interests of big corporations have so permeated government that its major decisions are indistinguishable from the boardroom demands of the leading companies in…

— John McDonnell

Any societal platform needs a bold steward, willing to hold the moral compass and risk failure. A system steward must persist as a positive…

— Rohini Nilekani

I find that when you lead with vision and values, engaging employees and showing them that values are just as important as profits, everyone…

— Shari Arison