About Quote by Scott Weiss

Board meetings should not be for the benefit of the board. They should be for the benefit of the CEO and the senior team.

— Fred Wilson

“Effective board meetings encourage active participation from all board members, fostering a culture of open communication and respectful debate.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“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

As board members, we only meet infrequently and are not as engaged with the front line, necessarily. The first thing I did as CEO…

— Oscar Munoz

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

“Good strategy requires board members to think beyond the boardroom and recognize and reward employees who demonstrate stewardship behaviors.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

I wasn't getting invited to any board meetings. I had to kick the door down.

— Don King

The best board members aren't elected by default. CEOs that set themselves up with their choice of board member - which means getting more…

— Scott Weiss

The role of the board is advice and consent. If the CEO does not lay out a clear strategy and tries to get the…

— Sam Altman

“Most board meetings amount to little more than intellectual masturbation. They are ideas that cause thrills, chills, and satisfaction, but there is no impregnation.…

— Steve Maraboli

In the age of activism that is clearly not going away, it would seem that some form of engagement from directors with shareholders -…

— Andrew Ross Sorkin

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

— Pearl Zhu