How CEOs Can Build A Healthy Relationship With Their Board

By Alexander Puutio, Contributer for Forbes
Commentary by Matt Kunkel, LogicGate CEO

The relationship between a CEO and the board is a delicate balance of trust and accountability.

Sometimes the relationship can verge on being precarious, and at worst ineffective and inflamed, to the great detriment of the organization and everyone involved.

One well-trodden narrative suggests that a board exists primarily to oversee the CEO’s work, representing the interests of shareholders and ensuring the company’s performance aligns with long-term strategic goals.

Although technically correct, this view is limiting, if not outright misleading.

In reality, CEOs have significantly more influence over their boards than most either realize or dare to take advantage of.

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