RIM's current struggles may have been spurred on by excessive co-CEO control of the board of directors. New insights from the Wall Street Journal suggest that the two CEOs, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, actively prevent other executives from learning what goes on in board meetings or otherwise influencing the final outcome. Balsillie reportedly has a "forceful presence" in meetings that dictates the agenda, while Lazaridis mostly presents device plans.
