The Architecture of a Board with Mark A. Pfister of M. A. Pfister Strategy Group
Release Date: 07/28/2021
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info_outlineMark A. Pfister is the CEO and Chief Board Consultant at M. A. Pfister Strategy Group, a strategic advisory and “Board Architecture” firm for executives, boards, and board advisors in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Known as “The Board Architect,” Mark is also the best-selling author of Across The Board: The Modern Architecture Behind an Effective Board of Directors. His monthly board letter reaches over 27,000 board leaders in over 70 countries.
Mark is a certified Executive Masters Professional Director, and Cyber Intelligence Professional. He completed Harvard Business School’s Executive Education Program for board directors and previously served as an Engineering Officer in the U.S. Merchant Marines.
In this episode…
How do you oversee a mechanism that is rapidly changing? Keeping a balance between governance and strategy is essential for growth, both for the organization’s team and the board. So, how can your board weather a supply chain disruption and still grow?
Mark A. Pfister, CEO and Chief Board Consultant at M. A. Pfister Strategy Group, is laser-focused on the executive leadership and board space. He has experience across multiple facets of the industry and knows how to integrate governance and strategy within your board — like the fact that your board needs to be savvy to new processes and different technologies in order to thrive during accelerated times. Mark knows a board is not just about bureaucracy; it’s about having the ability from a governance standpoint to be directly integrated into the strategy.
In this episode of the Measure Success Podcast, Carl J. Cox talks with Mark A. Pfister, CEO and Chief Board Consultant at the M. A. Pfister Strategy Group, about the insight and governance of a board. Mark explains the ways the architecture and efficacy of a board links with an organization’s team, how the pandemic accelerated the digital transformation in the executive space, and the direct correlation of governance to strategy simultaneity. Stay tuned!