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A split-scene image of WeWork’s founder-led success on one side and its dramatic corporate collapse on the other, highlighting IPO failure and governance issues.

A split-scene image of WeWork’s founder-led success on one side and its dramatic corporate collapse on the other, highlighting IPO failure and governance issues.

The WeWork Collapse: Governance Failures, Founder Control & Lessons Learned

WeWork's explosive trajectory and collapse is one of the most captivating tales in the start-up world—a casebook history of a company...

Directors' Institute

Jul 108 min read

A professional boardroom meeting focused on crisis management, with four businesspeople discussing strategies while a man in a suit presents near a chalkboard labeled "CRISIS MANAGEMENT"; outside the window, a cityscape is engulfed in smoke and fire from a burning building.

A professional boardroom meeting focused on crisis management, with four businesspeople discussing strategies while a man in a suit presents near a chalkboard labeled "CRISIS MANAGEMENT"; outside the window, a cityscape is engulfed in smoke and fire from a burning building.

When Crisis Hits: Should Independent Directors Lead Crisis Management or Stay Behind the Scenes?

Corporate crises can be sudden and overwhelming, shaking the foundation of companies and challenging their leadership. Whether it's a...

Directors' Institute

Apr 218 min read

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