archiveBoard Of Trustees Insider

Most leaders naturally have one of three mindsets: visionary, builder, or auditor. While your literal role may hold these perspectives, which one shapes how you approach growth and transformation? Visionaries push boundaries, builders turn ideas into reality, and auditors refine and optimize. All have value, but long-term success demands an...

One of the standout wellness-travel trends in recent years is silent travel—immersive retreats far from city noise where guests unplug from digital devices, sit with silence, watch nature and reconnect with themselves. Psychologists note that this kind of experience reduces stress and helps restore cognitive function. As the American Psychological...

History is written by the victors, but what happens when the victors want to erase their own record? That's the question that drove me to write The Reckoning: A Definitive History of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Absurdities. As a historian, I've watched the establishment attempt to sanitize the most...

The Billionaire Brain Race: Elon Musk has rockets, cars, humanoid robots, and an AI startup. Sam Altman runs OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Yet both are turning attention to a less glamorous but potentially more transformative frontier: the human brain. Their bets on brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) say less about immediate medical...

For many founders, the acquisition of their company represents the long-awaited liquidity event. This is payday! Your investors are cashing out, the buyer is celebrating increased market share or synergies it was seeking. But what about you, the founder CEO, or co-founder CTO? Too often, founders discover that the acquisition...

CSR has become shorthand for how a company shows it can be trusted. That can mean environmental commitments, ethical practices, or community investment. What often gets overlooked is cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is not just an IT issue anymore. Putting systems in place to protect data, prevent fraud, and develop resilient operations...

A Surprising Destination for Billionaires: When one thinks of tax havens, the usual names come to mind: Dubai, Monaco, Switzerland, or the Cayman Islands. Yet, in 2025, the unexpected leader emerging in this field is Italy. While Italy has always attracted visitors with its climate, cultural treasures, and cuisine, it is...

Life is a journey filled with experiences that shape who we are and how we navigate the world. The lessons we learn along the way serve as guideposts, helping us grow, adapt, and thrive. Here are ten lessons I’ve found that offer a roadmap for personal and professional success and...

My interest in understanding what drives the world’s top CEO Forums was initially aimed at helping other business-focused peer advisory groups function more effectively. It was never about applying their most powerful principles and practices to organizational teams; however, the effectiveness of this approach within companies is now crystal clear....

Karoshi is a Japanese term meaning ‘death from work’ - fatalities resulting from a heart attack, stroke, or suicide due to extreme overtime and chronic work related stress. In 2023, 883 Japanese people were officially recognized as having died from Karoshi - the highest rate on record. But this is...