Constructing, Managing, and Working with a Board of Directors

CEOs who have raised external equity for the first time, including and especially those occupying the CEO seat for the first-time, are often intimidated by the idea of reporting into a Board, and are uncertain of how to construct, manage, communicate with, and learn from them. This combination of uncertainty and inexperience often creates undue stress for CEOs, and can create situations in which they are more focused on impressing their Boards than they are on leaning on them for support, guidance, and mentorship.

Over many years as a CEO reporting directly into a Board (and now as an investor who sits on Boards and works directly with CEOs myself), I’ve come to learn a few things about how to construct, manage, communicate with, and learn from this critically important group of people.

In this week's blog post, I attempt to share some of these lessons with you. Link below:

Constructing, Managing, and Working with a Board of Directors