NeXt - Board Edition | September 2026

Your board cannot afford to be a spectator to transformation. You need to be an active partner from the outset—shaping the direction, challenging the thinking, and building conviction around the path forward.

In this month’s NeXt, our CEO Constantine Alexandrakis shares insights from his new book, The Catalyst CEO: Why CEOs Can’t Lead Transformation Alone—And What the Best Do Instead, exploring what it takes to make transformation happen—and the role your board can play.

We also hear how Jean-Pascal Tricoire engaged Schneider Electric’s board and leadership through a 20-year transformation, and we examine how organizational inertia can pull change off course.

In this edition:

01 The Board’s Role in Making Transformation Happen

02 Is Your Organization Set Up To Transform?

03 Could Inertia Be Holding Back Transformation?

04 Transformational Leadership Report

05 Redefiners | Lessons From A Catalyst CEO

REDEFINERS | LESSONS FROM A CATALYST CEO: HOW JEAN-PASCAL TRICOIRE SPARKED A 20-YEAR TRANSFORMATION AT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

Positive friction and tension are really important because they are what push you to do things that you wouldn’t do otherwise.

- Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman and Former CEO, Schneider Electric

Discover why Jean-Pascal Tricoire embraced productive tension during Schneider Electric’s transformation—and what his experience reveals about the value of challenge when your board is navigating change.

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The share of leaders who rate their organizations as very or extremely successful at transformation.

With transformation success proving elusive, how can your board help improve the odds? Explore what separates organizations that turn transformation ambition into lasting results.

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