• Speaking
  • Contact Us
  • Portfolio Login
  • Agents to Executives
    • About Us
      • Leadership
      • Strategic Partners
      • Advisory Board
      • News & Events
    • For Executives
      • How it Works
    • For Companies & Boards
      • How it Works
    • Private Equity & Venture Firms
      • How it Works
    • Success Stories
      • Collaboration & Communication – When Everyone Wins
      • Military Service & Corporate Savvy
      • A Major Career Transition
      • The Courage to Create a New Path
      • Contributing After Retirement
      • An Unexpected Beginning
    • Insights
      • Blog
      • Guides
Summit Executive Resources > Insights > Blog > Uncategorized

Williamsburg resident works toward peace in Northern Ireland

Ambassador Mitchell B. Reiss* | January 19, 2022

Mitchell Reiss has just returned from London. Reiss is the former president and CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, vice provost for international affairs at the College of William & Mary and the President’s Special Envoy from 2003 to 2007, with the rank of Ambassador to the Northern Ireland Peace… Read More

Managing Corporate Culture Now Means Managing Great Expectations

Ambassador Mitchell B. Reiss* | November 10, 2021

The pandemic has disrupted every aspect of society, including the workplace. Nascent trends in employment, recruitment, and retention that existed pre-pandemic have acquired new momentum and force over the past 18 months and have now been joined by new factors. Collectively, this is changing how work is organized inside companies… Read More

Tackling Your First, Massive Board Book

Melissa Henderson | August 18, 2021

Q: I’ve been elected to my first board seat, a mid-cap regional health services firm.  I’m familiar with this sector and the company, have spoken with the management team, and know a couple of current board members, so I have the essentials pretty well.  But now, ten days before my… Read More

What Leadership Looks Like: No Matter the Field

David Navarre | August 4, 2021

Imagine a leadership training program disguised as a baseball team. Gathered in the outfield after the championship game, the Captain stood and pointed to each player, citing their contributions throughout the season. Each player beamed with pride as some highlight of his performance was detailed. The victory had truly been… Read More

Reaffirming the Good Friday Agreement

Ambassador Mitchell B. Reiss* | May 12, 2021

Testimony of Mitchell B. Reiss   U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber Wednesday, May 5, 2021 “Reaffirming the Good Friday Agreement” Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting me to testify today about the status… Read More

Six Problems with Board Member Recruitment and a New Way Forward

Melissa Henderson | February 3, 2021

Obsolescence should not be feared. While it signals the end of something familiar, it welcomes a new way forward. We have reached this crossroads with retained executive search. It is obsolete. Today, the retained executive search process is costly. Frequently, after lengthy recruiting processes, retained searches deliver new board members… Read More

After Black Lives Matter, Now Comes the Hard Part

Ambassador Mitchell B. Reiss* | December 16, 2020

The Black Lives Matter movement and civil rights protests across the country, triggered by the issue of police violence, have heightened awareness of racial inequality. Public and private institutions are issuing statements of solidarity, re-examining their hiring practices and workplace cultures, and promising social justice. These good intentions should be… Read More

Should You Donate Company Shares Before an Exit?

Andrew Bishop, CFA* | December 2, 2020

Philanthropy is important to many privately held business owners who often include charitable endeavors as part of their post-exit plans. Yet even those who earmark exit proceeds for their favorite nonprofit sometimes fail to appreciate the savings that charitable planning can create. That helps explain why many business owners overlook… Read More

Have Controversial Opinions on The Current Crisis? Here’s How to Manage Your Online Reputation

Sameer S. Somal, CFA* | November 18, 2020

It only took 18 characters and a social media firestorm to blow up Baha Nabulsi’s career.  Nabulsi, a real estate professional with eXp Realty, didn’t see the disaster coming. She didn’t even think that much about the three-word post that would ultimately lead to the loss of her job and… Read More

Opinion: Why the Stakes for America’s COVID-19 Response Have Never Been Higher

Craig Ratajczyk | October 21, 2020

When coronavirus burst onto the scene earlier this year, we had no idea how this health crisis would affect every aspect of American life, infecting almost 8 million people nationwide and devastating communities across Illinois. As a former Navy intelligence officer, I learned how to analyze different scenarios from top… Read More

Posts navigation

1 | 2 |  »

Subscribe

Categories

  • Executive Recruitment
  • Blog
  • Establishing Board of Directors
  • Executive Compensation
  • Improving Board Performance
  • Private Equity
  • Recruitment Strategy
  • Rethinking Executive Search
  • Uncategorized
© 2023 Summit Executive Resources. All Rights Reserved.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Sitemap