A CEO once called me. He said, “Mr. Strategy, we want you to train our board on finance for non-finance directors.” I declined. I told him straight: “That’s not training, it’s charity.” A director who cannot read a balance sheet, interpret financial ratios, or understand the company’s financial heartbeat has no business being near the boardroom. Asking a blind man to guard the national treasury is like asking a blind man to guard the national treasury. Serving on a board is not a decorative appointment. It’s a fiduciary duty. It’s about judgment. It’s about protecting shareholder value. And guess what?…