Political proposals on hot button topics like climate mitigation, guaranteed jobs, wealth tax and single payor healthcare are often dismissed as extremist, or as downright crazy. Mention “national mobilization” and some knees are going to jerk. But given the passage of time and changed circumstances, some crazy ideas actually tend to stick...
The pipeline for executive women to fill corporate board seats remains challenged, but here are critical steps to take that will advance your board service opportunities...
Corporate Governance Mindfulness. Amazon's board did adopt the the “Rooney Rule last year, which calls for the initial list of candidates chosen to ...
In 2014, Lawrence (Larry) Culp published his final shareholder letter as CEO of Danaher Corporation. It outperformed the top-ranked company in our 2014 Candor Analytics CEO survey. Why does this matter? Because on October 1, 2018, Larry Culp became the CEO of GE...
Most Americans have a sizable share of the money set aside for retirement in the stock market, and the growth of public corporations benefits them. The nudges that Proxy Advisory firms give to public corporations to put public policy objectives ahead of profits harms them all...
The high participation rate of family majority owned respondents highlights the importance of professional corporate governance to family companies...
Swan, who has been Intel’s CFO since 2016, becomes the company's seventh CEO. He has also been elected to Intel’s board of directors...
These are also five levels of situational leadership. Different leaders deploy different leadership styles in different situations. These range from command and control (tell) to partnership (co-create). The biggest difference is between leaders providing direction (tell) and input (consult or test,) with the associated difference in decision rights. Former American Express CEO, Ken Chenault, liked to give his board of directors two looks at any major idea...
In the bro world of winter sports, women are now taking over. Talented female athletes are not only dominating on the slopes and in the half-pipe, but have earned million-dollar sponsorship deals along with buckets of World Cup titles and Olympic medals, and are re-defining the sports for women...
With growing turmoil extending across our social, political and economic frameworks, much greater engagement will be expected of board members to help secure the long term sustainability of the corporate mission...
Board members and CEOs should be asking why data breaches and ransomware attacks keep making headlines...
With the small exception of founders who have sat on boards themselves before, or who are onto their second or third successful venture, few walk into this scenario knowing what to expect. Nevermind how to manage a board of directors well...
The investigation into alleged misdealings and conflicts of interest by former Nissan Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn has reached Nissan's U.S. operations, and also now have touched his role as CEO of Renault...
There’s no shortage of corporations in recent years that have committed abhorrent crimes and deserve whatever punishment they’ve gotten...
From a slightly higher altitude, a somewhat different take on developments likely to impact corporate governance in 2019...
If you are searching for a stable governance model and persuasive arguments to a board of directors , there are good reasons to consider this ...
It is imperative to have more athlete representation on the board of national governing bodies of Olympic sports. It's bad governance and can lead to more scandals...
The former Twitter CEO has sold or given away millions of shares since April. He’s staying mum about why...
A sustainable approach not only brings environmental and social benefits, but also enhances the appeal of a company’s products, enhances profitability, engages employees and helps attract the best talent...
Exploring why some C-suite leaders last while others fade fast. There are several factors that every leader has to manage...
“I identify certain types of risk — operations, privacy, availability — and the key stakeholders who either accept it or not,” said Paul Catalayud, CISO of Palo Alto Networks. “The goal is to reduce that risk to an acceptable tolerance."...
Stripe, Revolut and TransferWise are among the billion-dollar startups founded in Europe today calling for a shakeup in how stock options are awarded across the continent...
A billionaire on the edge: "If we didn’t solve these problems in a very short period of time, we would die."...
As the power and influence of the CEO increases, so also must the attentiveness and engagement of the board...