Pearl Meyer chaired the 2017 WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation (WCD) Thought Leadership Commission. We began with the premise that company success relies on both a robust business strategy, a strong, talented team to deliver it, and the corporate culture that supports it.
We know that boards are deeply involved in working with senior management to assess, refine, and execute the company’s business strategy. But we wanted to know more about the board’s role in guiding or overseeing talent and/or leadership strategy and how directors are approaching this challenge.
The results of this short survey, developed in conjunction with WCD, of 115 current or former board members helped inform the report The Visionary Board at Work: Developing a Culture of Leadership and a summary of the data is presented here.