Interview with Debra Beck, EdD on shared leadership and strategic decision making in nonprofit boards by Max Freund

October 28th, 2015
Max Freund Interviewing Debra Beck
This morning I was interviewed by Dr. Debra Beck about my dissertation research on shared leadership and strategic decision making in nonprofit boards of directors. It was a fun experience that reinforced to me how relevant this topic is to leaders who are trying to figure out how to make the best use of their board members’ expertise, insights, and relationships. Read more »

When “nice” is wrong by Max Freund

March 11th, 2015
Cartoon Image and Text I'm A Smart Guy
One of the perennial puzzles of governing boards is why we go to such huge efforts to recruit amazing people who are at the leading edge of their field, but then we fail to actually use that expertise. In the messy “VUCA” world we find ourselves today, this is the very reason that we have boards rather than the CEO flying solo: Read more »