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The Penny-Pinching Company

by Yvonne Evers | Feb 24, 2022 | CEO Compensation, Success Strategies

The CEO of your company is a very important position and finding the right candidate is not easy. I wanted to tell a story about the “Penny-Pinching Company” and how their low compensation packages caused them to lose two CEO candidates. The Story The “Penny-Pinching...

The Seven Steps to Board Succession Planning

by Yvonne Evers | Feb 14, 2022 | Board Success Practices, Board Succession Planning

The Importance of Board Succession Planning Board succession planning is incredibly important for any organization with a board of directors. It is vital to create a formal plan to know when turnover is going to occur. This way, you have people ready to step in when a...

I Thought I Wanted to be CEO

by Yvonne Evers | Jan 28, 2022 | CEO Succession Planning, Success Strategies

Choosing the CEO of an organization is incredibly important. I want to tell a short story of someone who thought that they wanted to be CEO. Watch the video above or keep reading below to hear some problems that I found within the story and what you can do to prevent...

The Missing Board Member

by Yvonne Evers | Jan 17, 2022 | Board Performance, Board Success Practices, Board Succession Planning

What would you do if a board member consistently misses meetings or isn’t engaging with the board? The missing board member is an issue at many organizations. This has a negative impact on the efficiency of the board. Watch the video above or keep reading below...

The Great Resignation: Be Prepared!

by Yvonne Evers | Jan 3, 2022 | Success Strategies

You may have heard about the great resignation, or what is also being called the big quit. This is the phenomenon of people leaving their jobs, which causes turnover that is completely unexpected within your organization. Watch the video above, or continue reading...

How to Vet Potential Board Members

by Yvonne Evers | Dec 13, 2021 | Board Success Practices, Board Succession Planning

You’ve found several individuals who are interested in learning more about serving on your board of directors. What do you do now? How do you determine if they would be a good fit for your board, and if the organization would be a good fit for them? Watch the video...

Need a New CEO? Promote or Hire Externally?

by Yvonne Evers | Nov 30, 2021 | CEO Succession Planning, Success Strategies

Are you in the process of looking for a new CEO? Or maybe you are considering your decisions for the future when it comes to hiring a new CEO. Well, one of the biggest questions is do you promote your new CEO from within, or do you hire externally? Watch the video...

How to Choose Your Potential Successors

by Yvonne Evers | Nov 15, 2021 | Success Strategies

When you are doing succession planning, one of the steps is to choose individuals who could be potential successors. But how do you know who those individuals are? And should those people know that they are going to be a potential successor? Keep reading or watch the...

Who is Qualified to be the Board Chair?

by Yvonne Evers | Nov 1, 2021 | Board Performance, Board Success Practices, Leadership

How is the board chair selected at your organization? Maybe everybody has to take their turn and it rotates on a yearly basis. Maybe the board chair serves until they no longer want to, and then you select another board chair to lead. No matter the strategy for...

Creating a Development Plan: Are Your Potential Successors Ready for the Job?

by Yvonne Evers | Oct 18, 2021 | CEO Succession Planning, Success Strategies

The most important element of a succession plan is the development plan. A development plan is a way to identify opportunities for your potential successors to grow. They can also develop the skills needed for their critical competencies. Unfortunately, the...

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