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The Bike Shed Effect
May 17, 2026
Why boards spend too much time on trivial issues - and how to avoid the bike shed effect to improve decision focus and effectiveness.
Borrowing from Engineers
May 10, 2026
How directors can think like engineers to improve boardroom decision‑making, manage uncertainty, and surface assumptions.
When Early Agreement Ratchets Up
April 26, 2026
How early agreement in board discussions can escalate decisions, distort risk, and what directors can do to slow the momentum.
Seeing the Whole Picture
January 18, 2026
Learn how systems thinking helps boards understand interdependencies, anticipate ripple effects, and make more strategic, sustainable decisions.
Strategic Thinking Skills
December 14, 2025
Learn what strategic thinking really means for directors and how to develop the skills that strengthen board insight, decision‑making, and long‑term oversight.
Thinking About Now, Next, and Beyond
November 30, 2025
Learn how the Three Horizons framework helps boards balance short‑term performance with long‑term strategy, innovation, and future‑ready governance.
Mind Over Machine
September 14, 2025
How board directors can use AI responsibly while maintaining independent thinking and strong governance.
Sharpen Your Director's Focus
August 24, 2025
A four‑lens framework to help directors focus on strategy, people, finance, and risk when reviewing board materials.
Amplify Your Insight
July 6, 2025
How directors can use AI to improve thinking, ask better questions, and enhance boardroom effectiveness.
The Tenth Person Rule
May 25, 2025
A practical approach to better board decisions using structured dissent and contrarian thinking.
Seeing Both Sides
April 27, 2025
How directors improve decision-making by considering multiple perspectives and reducing bias.
Soak Time on the Board
February 9, 2025
A practical guide to using time and reflection for better board decisions.
Constructive Challenge in the Boardroom
January 19, 2025
Learn how to ask better questions and challenge ideas without damaging relationships in the boardroom.
Analysis Paralysis
October 6, 2024
Why too much information can delay board decisions — and what to do.
Recharge Your Decision-Making
August 4, 2024
How decision fatigue affects board decisions—and how to prevent it.
Banish Groupthink from the Boardroom
July 27, 2024
How to recognize and avoid Groupthink in the boardroom.
The Accurate Thinker
March 3, 2024
How board directors can separate fact from opinion to improve decisions.
Believing is Seeing
January 21, 2024
How confirmation bias affects board decisions — and how to reduce it.
Decisions, Decisions.
December 16, 2023
How boards make better decisions and avoid common pitfalls.
Challenging the Status Quo
October 29, 2023
Why boards stick with the familiar—and how to think differently.
The HiPPO Effect
September 17, 2023
A guide to managing authority bias in the boardroom.
A Critical Thinking Mindset
October 16, 2022
How directors apply critical thinking to improve board decisions.
Making Arguments with Impact
January 16, 2022
How to structure persuasive arguments in the boardroom.
Calling All Ambiverts
June 6, 2021
How introverts, extroverts, and ambiverts affect boardroom dynamics.
Let's Get Logical
December 13, 2020
Why logical thinking matters for better board decisions.
Biases 'R' Us
November 29, 2020
How cognitive biases affect board decisions and how to manage them.
Don't Believe Everything You Think
October 18, 2020
How subconscious assumptions affect board decisions and how to challenge them.
You've Got to Get the Big Things Right
August 2, 2020
Why boards must focus on the most important decisions.
Where you stand depends on where you sit
May 3, 2020
Why perspective matters in boardroom discussions.
The Board Director's Balancing Act
March 1, 2020
How to challenge ideas without damaging board dynamics.