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I’m an ex-CEO. My peers are facing the reality that many Gen Zers see corporate America as the enemy

Dec 20, 2024 | fortune.com | Bill George

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Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty

Jul 16, 2024 | hbswk.hbs.edu | Bill George

Ask board members their most important duty, and they will likely say it is appointing and overseeing the CEO. Yet many boards fail to make appropriate choices, often because they don’t prepare candidates for the challenges they will inevitably face after stepping into the role. When CEO appointments go wrongLet’s begin by taking a look at three examples of poor leadership at public companies and addressing what went wrong.
Cover Poll | Koehler Books Publishing

Aug 9, 2023 | koehlerbooks.com | Bill George |Steve Wright |Fionn Mac Meldrum |Don Dickson

• None Two centuries ago in Ireland, an engagement between a landlord’s daughter (Martha Ashworth) and an Irish rebel’s son (Cillian Valour) is forcibly called off. In an act of desperation, Cillian turns to the heavens for help. But the heavens don’t hear his call—a mysterious stranger does. After accepting an offer too good to refuse, Cillian and Martha’s lives are forever changed.
Why there will be no winners in the never-ending war between Disney and DeSantis

May 9, 2023 | fortune.com | Bill George

Florida’s largest employer, The Walt Disney Company, and Governor Ron DeSantis are currently embroiled in a never-ending, no-win dispute. With DeSantis preparing to announce his campaign for president of the United States, it is easy to take sides for political reasons, but dangerous to jump to conclusions without fully understanding the roots of the controversy. Here are five lessons companies must learn from this dispute:1.
Have We Lost Sight of Integrity?

Jan 27, 2023 | hbswk.hbs.edu | Bill George

Every month, another leader creates an onslaught of media coverage for being dishonest. Have we lost sight of the importance of leaders with integrity? Why do failed leaders get so much more attention than those who are doing things the right way? Take, for example, George Santos, whose deceitfulness and fraudulence led to his public lambasting.