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As the market is heating up for attracting and retaining diverse and talented directors, private companies are reviewing th
The pressure on companies to enact ESG (environmental, social and governance) plans has come from all sides: investors, sta
After an arduous 2020, many boards have been able to turn their focus from crisis management to recovery.
A 15-month shakeup changed the rules of engagement.
For publicly traded companies, the board’s primary responsibility is often defined as the hiring and firing of the CEO.
Meghan Juday was appointed chairman of IDEAL Industries in February 2020.
Christie Hefner’s start in corporate governance was somewhat unusual.
Risk management oversight is one of the most important roles of the board.
MacLean-Fogg has annual revenues of more than $1 billion and a professional, majority independent fiduciary board, but ther
Strong corporate governance can steady any company, whether a 160-year-old agribusiness or a 16-year-old bank.
Ash Carter
Director, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School
Cambridge, MA
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Boards Behaving Badly
When boards behave badly, it's usually difficult to detect. Like an accident on the side of the road, where you know you shouldn't look, but can't help it, overt bad board behavior is voyeuristically fun to talk about but terrible to experience. You rarely get bad behavior like a CEO jumping on the table to make a point or a director throwing a chair and walking out of the room.
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A High-Functioning Board Lets Management Manage
In the spring of 2020, The Larry H. Miller Group of Companies was prepared to suffer significant revenue losses due to the pandemic. The company’s holdings include movie theaters, a professional basketball team and a sports arena, and many of its businesses went dark. But the losses never came to be.
A New Perspective in the Boardroom: Women board chairs bring diversity of thought to the table.
Meghan Juday was appointed chairman of IDEAL Industries in February 2020. A few months before, the company had welcomed a new non-family CEO. A month later, it faced the global pandemic. And now, it’s dealing with a year of “insane growth.” As she faced these issues, she wondered if other women board chairs might be able to offer her support and advice. She found a curious statistic.
Assessing Your Board’s Needs: A diverse set of directors can help navigate even the most unexpected crisis.
Good governance is not a “set it and forget it” proposition. The board must be assessed continually to be sure the right people are at the table and they are talking about the right issues.
The Evolution of Enterprise Governance Across Generations
