Research Studies and Articles: CEO, Director and Board Effectiveness, Corporate Performance

Original Articles and Research Reports

The Corlund Group has generated proprietary research studies that reveal how Boards and senior executives view a variety of leadership and governance issues. Our reports and articles address such topics as CEO effectiveness, Board and Director effectiveness, leadership, and corporate performance. Research reports and articles are always circulated to our study participants and made available to Corlund clients, prospects, and friends. Research reports generally provide both summaries of key findings from the direct research and insights about the practical implications of those findings for corporate performance and leadership. Articles share insights from our consulting experience.

Available articles and research reports include:

•	"Are You Rolling the Dice on CEO Succession?," Monograph published by the Center for Healthcare Governance, 2006.
•	"Boards Can Help CEOs Succeed," The Corporate Board, July/August 2002.
•	"Leadership 'Due Diligence': Managing the Risks," The Corporate Board, July/August 2001.
•	"Leadership Due Diligence: The Neglected Governance Frontier," Directorship, July/August and September 2001.
•	"Succession: The need for detailed insight,'" Directors and Boards, Summer 2001.
•	"CEO Succession: Who's Doing Due Diligence?," Results of a Survey of CEOs and Directors, Corlund Leadership and Governance Monograph Series, Number 5, 2001.
•	"Lessons in Leadership: Executive Selection Traps," Corlund Monograph Series in Leadership and Governance, Number 4, 1999, being issued first as a series of articles. --Section I: The Vision Thing --Section II: Strategic Fitness -- Delivering on the Promise --Section III: Organizational Agility and Innovation -- The 'Rewiring' of Corporate Leadership --Section IV: Has Teamwork Gone Too Soft?
•	"The Search for CEO Effectiveness -- Results of a 1996 Survey of Corporate Directors and Strategic Business Unit Leaders," Corlund Leadership and Governance Monograph Series, Number 1, 1996.
•	"Director and Board Effectiveness: Activating the Corporate 'Conscience' -- Results of a 1996 Survey of Corporate Directors and Strategic Business Unit Leaders," Corlund Leadership and Governance Monograph Series, Number 2, 1996.
•	"Institutional Investors' Impact on CEOs and Boards: A Leadership Effectiveness 'Tussle' -- Results of a 1997-1998 Survey of Corporate CEOs, Directors, and Institutional Investors," Corlund Leadership and Governance Monograph Series, Number 3, 1998.

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