I have known Furr Resources for close to 15 years. They were originally recommended to me from a fellow CEO of a Bank. They were hired to work with our Board of Directors on enhancing Board knowledge and to teach "best practices" of high performing Board's. They worked with the Board in "recasting" their roles and areas of emphasis. At the same time, they helped them crystallize a new vision for the company and much more advance in their thinking. I attribute their influence on helping the bank become statewide and to consider a corporate relocation. Over the years, I also engaged them to work with the Claflin University board in order to help the Board members understand various best practices of Boards. Later in my career, I rehired them to work with the Board of another publically traded bank in Board development. At the same time, we hired them to assist in leadership development of the top 40 executives in the company. They have always exceeded my expectations and are unconditionally recommended to anyone trying to take a company to the next level.
CEO

Richard is a skilled organizational consultant. He successfully moderated two board-level discussions on organizational behavior, mission planning, and strategic goal setting. The results of his efforts were actionable and effective.
Governance Committee Chairman

As an editor, I value sources who are savvy, well-informed, and reliable, and Richard and Lana Furr definitely meet that standard. Richard is my "go to" guy for insights on governance and management techniques.
Editor of The Leading Journal of Corporate Governance- The Corporate Board

“In our opinion, Richard and his firm, Furr Associates, are the best firm we have used in our strategic planning and management development processes over the past ten years. We've used him and Lana on several occasions over the past two years and plan to continue using them in the future...”
President and CEO

“Richard worked with our Board of Directors in establishing governance policies, a Board evaluation process, and a CEO evaluation process over a two year period. We have continued to utilize Furr Resources, Inc. to assist with the evaluation and feedback process each year since inception. I have found Richard (and his partner) easy and reasonable to work with, personable, knowledgeable, and efficient. The services provided have always been very cost-effective. I would highly recommend Furr Resources for similar services.”
Senior Vice President/Corporate Secretary

"The Furr's have extraordinary skills in helping any Board learn best practices. Five years ago, they helped to be a catalyst in assisting our Board to make the decision to take a community bank statewide and ultimately to relocate our Corporate Headquarters. With their artful and gentle way of probing the Board's thoughts and goals, they helped to reshape in a very positive way the direction of the company. In our company's 70 year history, there have not been many watershed events with this far reaching impact like they helped to precipitate. Often times, it takes someone who can look at a company at arms length. Our Board developed tremendous confidence in the Furr's and as a result used them on other projects successfully.”
CEO

“Richard and Lana Furr have been an important resource for our company for over 10 years. Their expertise in the areas of board governance and strategic planning has played an instrumental roll in the growth and success of our bank. I trust Furr Resources.”
Chairman

“Our board has been working with Furr Resources in managing significant governance change. The principals of Furr have effectively guided our board to see the need and wisdom of changes, including the difficult area of director turnover.”
Chairman