The three types of toxic board culture and how to avoid them
Is your board trapped by groupthink, dominated by a controlling chair, or gridlocked by cultural clashes? Here we identify boardroom traps and show you the best way out. ...
Paul Strebel works with boards of directors and top management teams at IMD as an educator and advisor on strategic vision and the resolution of boardroom conflicts. He has twice received the Award for Research on Leadership from the Association of Executive Search Consultants and has won several case study awards from the European Foundation for Management Development. His books include Breakpoints: How Managers Exploit Radical Business Change and Smart Big Moves: The Story Behind Strategic Breakthroughs.
October 27, 2025 • by Denise H. Kenyon-Rouvinez, Paul Strebel in Family Business (Industry) • 11 min read
Is your board trapped by groupthink, dominated by a controlling chair, or gridlocked by cultural clashes? Here we identify boardroom traps and show you the best way out. ...
May 1, 2025 • by Paul Strebel, Angeliki Papasava, Patrick Reinmoeller in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Leaders are often unaware of their value-critical stakeholders, inhibiting progress on strategic issues. The solution is to get rid of free riders and predators and build more involvement in the value-creation cycle...
February 3, 2025 • by Paul Strebel, Angeliki Papasava, Patrick Reinmoeller in Audio articles • 11 min read
How an easy-to-use tool can help executives assess and manage the impact of stakeholders on the creation and destruction of value....
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