EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Corporate directors regularly tap into an informal network (a “kitchen
cabinet”) of trusted advisors to inform their thinking on leadership, oversight,
and boardroom matters.
By contrast, corporate directors’ use of professional coaches is the exception
rather than the rule and is primarily relied upon when a director joins their
first board.
Directors use their kitchen cabinets to improve corporate outcomes and
to leverage their experience, expertise, and personal referrals to benefit
management and governance.
