Boardroom Quote by Pearl Zhu

“The board directors need to gain a deeper understanding of the enterprise in order to be a credible actor in the strategic dialogue.”

— Pearl Zhu

“The corporate board plays a significant role in making the judgment on and assurance of corporate action within a framework of practical knowledge.”

— Pearl Zhu

The role of a board of directors is to be a sounding board for the vision of the company - to hold executives accountable…

— Mellody Hobson

“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

What distinguishes exemplary boards is that they are robust, effective social systems . . .The highest performing companies have extremely contentious boards that regard…

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

“Good boards advise and get all those fundamentals right.”

— Pearl Zhu

The board is currently undertaking what could be its most important task, ... We are confident that we're going to make a choice that…

— George J. Mitchell

“The board should frequently brainstorm IT impact on the business and leverage technological vision to the business’s strategic planning.”

— Pearl Zhu

“The diversity along with deep knowledge of the business will allow board directors to be real “thought partners” with senior management as they consider…

— Pearl Zhu

“The corporate board oversees the corporate strategy, and the business strategy is underpinned by business capabilities.”

— Pearl Zhu

“How deeply the corporate boards can dig and which questions they should ask will directly impact on the success rate of IT investment and…

— Pearl Zhu

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

— Pearl Zhu