Corporate Policies

The role of governance, culture in recruitment of non-family executives

In late August, Dave Glenn, a family shareholder in Elkay Manufacturing Company — an Oak Brook, Ill.-based manufacturer of commercial and residential sinks and...

Board Helps Succession at Iconic Chicago Real Estate Firm

 The Chicago-based global real estate firm, whose portfolio includes some of the city’s iconic buildings, is anticipating growth and change as the third generation...

Should You Take That Board Seat?

Questions to ask before becoming a private company director. An invitation to serve on a board of directors of a private corporation can be an...

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...

What Corporate Boards Need to Know Before Wading into Politics

Companies face growing pressure to be more transparent about their political spending as investors and consumers have more information at their fingertips. Technology continues...