The chief responsibility of any board is management of the senior executive. Yet a recent Bridgespan Group survey of nonprofit CEOs found that nearly half (46%) got little or no onboarding help from their boards. As one executive put it, “The board essentially said, ‘We’re glad you’re here. Here are the keys. We’re tired.’”
Boards Are Terrible at Their Most Important Job
How directors should manage a new CEO.
September 22, 2014