On speaking terms: boardroom communication

To call a corporate board a 'team' may seem an oxymoron. A group of very high powered individualists, with conflicting agendas and egos, makes for a volatile mix. Disputes on the board, and between directors and the CEO, can weaken the company both through destructive arguments and suppression of valuable dissent. But boards can learn to use conflict constructively, in ways that benefit the corporation. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Which is more destructive to a corporation: excessive internal conflict or avoidance of conflict? Is it more harmful to have directors and a CEO who refuse to work together, or [...]