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If you need some assistance in understanding how to write reports, ask for a copy of a report that was submitted in the past and use it as a template. Boards of directors have extremely limited capacity for taking on new areas of oversight. Im the ceo of digital directors network and a leading advocate for digital diversity in the corporate boardroom and the author of the upcoming book the great reboot. The vast majority of chairs are former ceos, used to operating as the boss.
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