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Access more than 500-plus authoritative articles published by Directors & Boards For your convenience, the pop-up menu above provides
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Article reprints are $10 each. Click to add to shopping cartBoard Meetings  Just Another Board Meeting -- A budget review, a CEO briefing ? and a food fight. By venture capitalist Tom Perkins.
Annual Report 2007 [1 page(s)] The Last Plane Out -- Yep, that’s what you need to book these days if you are a corporate director. By Directors & Boards Chairman Robert Rock.
Third Quarter 2006 [1 page(s)] Running Effective Executive Sessions -- When should they be held? How long should they be? Who should lead them? These are among the questions boards must consider to make their executive sessions successful. By Richard H. Koppes and Heith D. Rodman of Jones Day. Sidebars: Should minutes be taken? “Yes,” counsels lawyer Michael Littenberg; “no,” advises director Barbara Franklin. Plus, Elizabeth Hinck of Dorsey & Whitney on “Open Season for Board Minutes.”
Second Quarter 2006 [5 page(s)] A Brief on Executive Sessions -- How boards can take the CEO anxiety out of holding an executive session. By Directors & Boards Publisher Robert H. Rock.
First Quarter 2005 [1 page(s)] Board Meeting Minutes Are a 'Must Have' -- It is more imperative than ever that what happens behind the closed doors of board meetings be preserved to answer any claim of irregularity. By Roscoe C. Howard Jr., Mark E. Nagle and Christopher M. Loveland of the law firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hamilton LLP.
First Quarter 2005 [3 page(s)] Presenting to the Board -- Board meetings are optimal settings for an executive to project authority, credibility, and character. Make sure you are sized up as a leader. By Myles Martel of Martel & Associates.
Spring 2004 [4 page(s)] Secret Ballot -- Does our open voting system in the boardroom limit dissent in director voting? By Robert Rock, Directors & Boards chairman.
Spring 2004 [1 page(s)] The 'Sense of the Board' -- Wrestling with the better way: decisionmaking by committee structure or via a ?committee of the whole.? By Directors & Boards Chairman Robert Rock
Fall 2003 [1 page(s)] S-O What? -- Let's keep board meetings on point. By Robert Rock, Directors & Boards chairman.
Winter 2003 [1 page(s)] Ground Rules for Great Board Meetings -- What's involved in conducting a board meeting that meets everyone?s expectations and moves the company forward? A panel of venture capitalists discusses the rules they favor for running a winning meeting.
Summer 2003 [11 page(s)] Absenteeism and the 'Overboarded' Director -- It is not difficult to imagine multiple directorships becoming an overwhelming responsibility. But does this lead to higher board meeting absenteeism? By Catherine M. Daily and Dan R. Dalton of Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
Spring 2002 [3 page(s)] What Should Be in the Board Book -- The primary shortcoming is the lack of external information. Here are 10 items that should be covered. By Martin Hannan and David Fuller of Value Inc.
Spring 2001 [1 page(s)] Practical Pointers for Board Meetings -- Excerpt from an American Society of Corporate Secretaries monograph "Logistical Arrangement for Board Meetings": Advice on board seating arrangements, food and beverage service for board meetings, and technological readiness of the boardroom.
Summer 1999 [4 page(s)] Blindsided -- What to do if you are surprised by an agenda item intended to be rammed through the board. By Harry Edelson of Edelson Technology Partners.
Spring 1997 [1 page(s)] One-on-One with Chou En-lai -- Why don't critics of multiboardism realize that many busy people have the capacity to juggle multiple responsibilities? By Hoffer Kaback, Directors & Boards columnist.
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