Board Evaluations

On the 2019 Private Company Board Agenda

Focus on board composition, CEO succession and culture. Developing and executing the best business strategy at a time of constant change requires a focus on...

The Fundamental Question

Three decades ago our sister publication, Directors & Boards, which focuses on the governance of publicly traded companies, proposed the fundamental question that boards...

Good Governance Lights the Way to Success

Honoring top private company boards that serve as examples for growing companies.  When a private company holds its governance to the standard of public boards...

Best Private Company Boards: High standards bolster bottom line

  Private companies with boards that have authority to guide change have found bottom line success. That’s definitely the case with the private company boards...

McDonald’s Veteran Relishes Private Boards

Andrew McKenna, chairman emeritus, offers tips for private company directors.  Private companies shouldn’t just try to emulate public boards — they should be even better. That’s...

Preparing for the Board Meeting

What you do between and before board meetings will increase the effectiveness of the private company board We’ve all heard the quote: “Failing to prepare...

Nominate Successful Private Company Boards

Recognize your own board or a board that you admire ... it's easy! TAKE ME DIRECTLY TO THE FORM NOW.  WHAT IS THE PRIVATE COMPANY BOARDS...

The Role of the Board at Family-Owned Hagerty

  Based in Traverse City, Michigan, Hagerty is the world’s leading insurance and service provider for classic vehicles and host to the largest network of...

10 Integral Pieces to Succession Planning

Quick, name the most important duty of a board of directors. Choosing the CEO? Monitoring and evaluating his performance? CEO succession planning? Setting strategy?...

The Effective Private Board

At a well-attended optional session before the start of Private Company Governance Summit 2015, four experts discussed the mechanics of creating and running an...