Committees

The Evolution of Compensation Committees in Private Companies

A guide to comp committee duties and impacts as well as the drivers of change in compensation practices.

How to Onboard New Directors

The better the introduction, the sooner the board member can make meaningful contributions. A thoughtfully planned and successfully executed onboarding process can make all the...

Recruiting and Acclimating the Best Board Members

Orienting the right people to your board bolsters retention efforts. Recruiting and retaining qualified board members is necessary for the health of any corporation. An...

A Well-Planned Agenda Is Key to a Productive Board Meeting

Optimize the board's time to create shareholder value. The more effective the board meeting, the more effective the board. To make board meetings as productive as...

Effectively Leverage the Experience of Your Board

Benefiting from a board member’s expertise and contacts means asking the right questions. Most independent private company board members bring more than just proven business...

Directors to Watch 2021: Top Board Issues for Private Companies Mirror Major Public Company Concerns

More than 18 months into the COVID-19 era, with uncertainties looming around the future course of virus variants, priorities for private company boards have...

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,...

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...

Presenting the 2021 Private Company Boards of the Year

Seven private company boards were honored for their business governance excellence at the 2021 Private Company Governance Summit June 9-11, live online. A replay...

Full-Bore Fiduciary Boards for Private Companies

Against a backdrop of sometimes distressing global change, unanticipated disruption and a creeping fear that the “next big thing” might be even more unimaginable,...