by Constance | Sep 19, 2019 | Get on Board
If something or someone seems too good to be true, it probably is. Bob, an Executive Vice President, was a master of spin. So good at it, his boss didn’t realize the myriad problems he was hiding and the toxic culture he fomented, until just before he was removed. How...
by Constance | May 30, 2019 | Business Growth, Get on Board
One wonders, in the midst of hacking and security breaches, if the word trust is used in executive meetings and boardrooms. Do leaders of companies have any understanding of the elements of trust and how much value consumers place upon it? Do leaders think of trust,...
by Constance | Mar 7, 2019 | Get on Board
Amazon announced recently that they named Indra Nooyi to their board of directors, on the heels of adding Roz Brewer. These two outstanding leaders and executives are excellent choices for Amazon. It couldn’t have taken more than two minutes to think of them as...
by Constance | Feb 7, 2019 | Get on Board
Apple’s action to enforce its privacy policy became public recently when Facebook was found to be gathering data without permission. Through a program only available to trusted developers, Facebook was testing an app. Apple asserts that while doing so, Facebook...
by Constance | Dec 6, 2018 | Get on Board
Nearly every person who conducts interviews for hiring, focuses on the wrong thing. What is that? The questions they will ask. This puts the focus on precisely the wrong person, the interviewer. It often leads to a mechanical interview, distracts the interviewer, and...
by Constance | Sep 27, 2018 | Get on Board
In the wake of Leslie Moonves’ departure from CBS, the company has added three women to its board. When issues of harassment at Uber came to light, Arianna Huffington was promptly added to the board. When the behavior of a CEO is in question, it is absolutely...
