Corporate Board Member: Circling The Wagons: Don’t Always Back The CEO

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Jeff Sonnenfeld of the Yale School of Management discusses when boards should circle the wagons to support their CEO during public attacks, and when should they keep their distance.

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Corporate Board Member: Circling The Wagons: Don’t Always Back The CEO

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