Board Directors

Do CEOs Trust Their Boards? RRA’s Leadership Confidence Index Finds an Emerging Gap

Sep 28, 2026

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2 min read

Director expertise has a shorter shelf life than ever, and boards are starting to notice. In PwC’s 2026 Annual Corporate Directors Survey, 55% of directors say someone on their board should get the boot. Among those directors, 39% cite insufficient expertise as the reason why, nearly double the percentage in 2025. Yet when it comes…

CEO Succession Plans in a Crisis Era [Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance]

Jul 26, 2020

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3 min read

CEO succession planning is one of the most important responsibilities of a corporate board, and one of the most challenging. In the best of circumstances, directors are working thoughtfully to anticipate the future, develop potential successor candidates over several years, and to ultimately have one of them step into the top spot. In emergencies or…

Social Value: A Primer for Today’s Directors and Executives [Russell Reynolds Associates]

Apr 23, 2019

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1 min read

In a world where shareholders increasingly expect to hear about corporate citizenship along with corporate financial performance, social value is becoming an important consideration at every level of the organization. To learn more, PJ Neal, who oversees Russell Reynolds Associates’ Center for Leadership Insight, talked to two RRA consultants who are at the forefront of…