Good board members are as valuable as good executives.

Why have a board of directors at all? We've spent several weeks examining the legal, ethical and leadership responsibilities of a board - whether corporate or not for profit. And we've several more important areas to explore before leaving this subject and moving into issues relating to protecting the business, growth, marketing, pricing and more.

This week we make the case for the board's role in an emergency, and tell the story of one such event as illustration. This is a short post and can be read in its entirety below.

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All the best,

Dave Berkus