Altruvest Charitable Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the Institute of Corporate Directors presents live from the studios of Harvard Kennedy School: From Research to Reality: Coping with Boardroom Challenges In this session Bill Ryan will brief board practitioners on the roots of common board dysfunctions, including those that beset even the best-intentioned boards. Drawing on both classic and emerging research from several disciplines, he explores social loafing, obedience and conformity, cascades, groupthink and other social forces that can undermine effective governance. Click here to review the webinar originally aired on October 22nd 2009 Click here to review the slides from the webinar To review an archive of past events click here.