
There is a familiar saying that goes, "If you don't know where you are heading, any road will do." Clearly, the best organizations and their leaders not only know where they are heading but also have a carefully considered plan for how they will get there.

Only one-third of family owned businesses successfully transition to the second generation of ownership and only about one-tenth of family owned businesses succeed to the third generation of ownership. Successful transition of the ownership and management of a family owned business to succeeding generations requires…

At Starboard, we believe that a leadership transition that is well managed can become a real opportunity, enabling an organization to change direction, build momentum, and strengthen capacity.

Most people join a board because they care about the mission and have a strong desire to make a difference. Too often, however, their board experience comes up short of their expectations, and it is not long before they become frustrated or disengaged.

At Starboard, we are frequently called upon to manage multi-faceted projects and processes for our clients. More than running a good meeting, we help clients to develop processes to get the work done and get decisions made.

In any evaluation there are choices to be made with respect to what is measured, how data are collected and who benefits from the information. At Starboard we employ an individualized approach to every evaluation we design and implement.