Stanislav Shekshnia

Stanislav Shekshnia is a senior affiliate professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise at INSEAD, co-director of Leading from the Chair and Scandinavian Executive Institute Executive Board and Advanced Board development programs. His research concentrates on leadership, leadership development and effective corporate governance at emerging markets and organisations. Shekshnia is the author, co-author, and editor of 11 books, including Leading a Board (2nd edition, 2021), CEO School (2018), Athletic CEOs (2018), and more than 50 articles on corporate governance, entrepreneurship, leadership, people management and intercultural management. Since 2001 Stanislav has been an independent chair and director at a number of companies in the USA, France, Russia, Ukraine, Holland and Serbia.

Latest Articles by Stanislav Shekshnia

  1. 21 August, 2025

    How forward-thinking boards are using AI

    Still too few directors recognise AI’s potential to improve preparation, discussion and decision-making in the boardroom. But this may soon change.

  2. Nordic

    22 August, 2022

    What the world can learn from Nordic boards

    Proactive, engaged and democratic, corporate boards in Nordic countries are well-placed to deal with today’s complex operating environments.

  3. Laptop showing box ticking

    16 November, 2020

    A checklist for boards in the new normal

    Covid-19 has spurred corporate boards to improvise new practices while keeping those that have served them well. Here’s a run-down.

  4. notebook on boardroom table

    21 September, 2020

    Pandemic or no, it’s business as usual for boards

    For now, corporate boards prefer to keep the status quo—and the long view—in the face of Covid-19 upheaval.

  5. Stressed CEO facing Covid-19 crisis

    30 June, 2020

    Leading in a crisis: Covid-era CEOs are ‘keen, tough or edgy’

    Our interviews show that many business leaders overestimate their capability to cope with stress. Here’s how everyone can come out of this crisis stronger.

  6. non-executive director

    20 March, 2020

    Putting more women at the helm of corporate boards

    Research shows that women often outperform men in critical board-leader competencies. If only there were more female board chairs.

  7. athletic leaders, leadership skills, CEOs

    19 March, 2018

    Inside the minds of ‘athletic’ leaders

    CEOs who can turn turmoil into triumph have many personality traits in common with world-class athletes.

  8. board meeting

    8 September, 2017

    Board chair practices across the world: an INSEAD study

    In the second part of their global INSEAD report on successful board chairs, Stanislav Shekshnia and Veronika Zagieva compare factors such as culture, shareholder and executive relationships, and meeting preparation.

  9. 31 August, 2017

    The three Es of effective board leadership: an INSEAD study

    A study by INSEAD of successful board chairs across countries shows how they engage, enable and encourage boards. Stanislav Shekshnia and Veronika Zagieva report on the results.