Boards Quotes

“Sense and deal with problems in their smallest state, before they grow bigger and become fatal.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“The purpose of Innovation Management is to prepare everything to maximize the transformation of an idea to innovation, through well-prepared processes and structures.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“Metaphorically, governance is like a “Steer,” Risk Management is like a “Brake.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“A steer may not accelerate the speed of vehicle directly; by navigating the better path, it can shorten the distance or save the energy to reach the right destination.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“Independent directors practice independent thinking.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“The purpose of Innovation Management is not to promote innovation, but to manage innovation as a process.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“Digital innovation has a broader spectrum with hybrid nature.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“Innovation is a mindset, and that’s where governance comes in.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“Breaking rules is indeed an important part of creativity. Innovation needs a level of guidance.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“Digital transformation represents a break with the past, having a high level of impact and complexity.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“The Board must set a tone for digital leadership.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“The Boardroom Paradox: Harden the softest like culture, and soften the hardest like number.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“Digital leadership must be extremely visionary, mindful, creative, empathetic, generous, conscious, passionate, and humble.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“An IT friendly Board should change the perspective to understand the power of information and the potential of technology.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“Every decision by every decision-maker needs to be informed by an understanding of how technology changes business processes.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“The CIO is a serious partner in the inner circle to creating value-added strategies and enabling deeper insights into the opportunities IT can do.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“The purpose of the governing body, or board of directors, is to direct and guide the organization in the right direction”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“Generally speaking, the key dimensions of corporate governance are strategy oversight, policy making, accountability, and monitoring.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“The quality strategy is about making the right decision at the right time which requires quality information.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“The digital Board will help set the principles to innovate talent management and embrace digital fitness.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“Being digital-ready is an overarching approach via building a set of “digital -flavored” cultures and taking a series of stepwise practices.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“Corporate brand, culture, knowledge, and risk management are all boardroom concerns.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“One of the formulas to build a successful business is to nurture an “adaptability trait” in an organization’s culture.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards

“David, we have been around your building and we've seven kanban boards. Each one is different! Each team is following a different process! How can you possibly cope with this complexity?' My answer was always a dismissive 'of course! Each team's situation is different.”
― David J. Anderson, Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business

“Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, said that in a meeting, when a woman speaks, 'many of the male board members start to withdraw physically, they start to look at their papers, to look at the floor...and you need to disrupt that.' she doesn't hesitate to call them out on it: 'When you're the chair, you say, "Somebody's talking. You should be listening.”
― Joanne Lipman, That's What She Said: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) about Working Together

“The corporate board plays an important role in setting digital principles to ensure quality and encompass the business in the right direction.”
― Pearl Zhu, Quality Master

“As technology continues to reshape the educational landscape, interactive digital boards have emerged as a game-changer, enhancing learning experiences, fostering collaboration, and empowering educators to unleash their full potential. By embracing these innovative tools, schools can create dynamic and engaging learning environments that prepare students for success in the digital age and beyond.”
― Digitalboard

“In recent years, the integration of virtual reality (VR) technology into classrooms has sparked a wave of excitement and innovation in the field of education. As educators seek new ways to engage students and enhance learning outcomes, VR presents a promising frontier ripe with potential.”
― Digitalboardss

“Boards can get around the problems associated with hiring outside CEOs by adopting robust succession planning.”
― Richard L. Hughes Robert C. Ginnett Gordy J. Curphy, Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience by Hughes Richard L. Ginnett Robert C. Gannett Robert C. (1998-10-15) Hardcover

“There's also an advisory board that's very into"--I made air quotes--"'optimal productivity.' Some theory about how productivity increases when workers don't know what their work is going to be each day. Switching from one task to another helps employees adapt and become more nimble? Something like that."

"Well, that's completely psychotic," Sailor said, but in an unsurprised way. "Wonder how many members of this illustrious advisory board own sweatshop empires, am I right?”
― Emma Sloley, The Island of Last Things