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Article reprints are $10 each. Click to add to shopping cartReforming the Board  What It Now Means to 'Direct' -- Being a director in an era of reform doesn't mean micromanaging. It does mean taking the high ground -- and forging a closer relationship to the institutional investor community. 'Why I joined the Enron board.' By corporate director Raymond Troubh.
First Quarter 2006 [4 page(s)] 'If You Could Make One Change to the Governance System ...' -- What might it be? In the spirit of Jerry Wind's challenge to 'rethink' the board's role and activities, selected board members and governance experts do just that -- pinpoint opportunity-rich areas for revamping and renewal.
Fourth Quarter 2005 [3 page(s)] Is It Time for a Majority Voting Standard? -- Public companies may soon have difficulty resisting the call to end plurality voting of directors. By Doug Raymond of Drinker, Biddle & Reath.
Fourth Quarter 2005 [1 page(s)] 'Call Me a SOX Skeptic' -- When it comes to regulating corporate governance, the 'magic of the marketplace' will work just fine, thank you. By Murray Weidenbaum of Washington University.
First Quarter 2005 [2 page(s)] Personality or Practice: What Matters More? -- Adopting peddled reform protocols ought not to be corporate America's top priority. It's people that matter, not 'superficial metrics of practice.' By professor of law Lawrence Cunningham of Boston College.
Fall 2003 [1 page(s)] Directors: 'The Front Lines of Capitalism' -- From the National Association of Corporate Directors' 2003 Director of the Year: A six-point fix-it list of how directors can do a better job for the shareholder. By Raymond S. Troubh.
Winter 2004 [2 page(s)] The Hidden Dangers of Governance Reform -- Among the perils: compulsive conservatism and a corrosive dissolution of trust at the senior levels of management. By David Nadler and Mark Nadler of Mercer Delta Consulting.
Spring 2003 [1 page(s)] No Perfect 'State of Play' -- Current reforms build on a solid foundation of governance development. By Directors & Boards Editor James Kristie.
Spring 2003 [1 page(s)] Taking the Measure of Today's Boards: Q&A with Felix Rohatyn -- Investment banker, corporate director, municipal savior, United States ambassador ... Felix Rohatyn has counseled the powerful and provided powerful counsel for 40-plus years and counting. When his gaze turns to governance, he sees opportunities for strengthening the system. Interview by Hoffer Kaback, Directors & Boards columnist.
Spring 2003 [9 page(s)] A Self-Correcting Course for Governance -- Directors, fix your boards. That means figuring out the information-gathering process and board leadership structure that meets what may be coming -- a change in the standard of conduct by which boards are judged. By Ira Millstein of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
Spring 2003 [6 page(s)] How Rude! -- That's what bad corporate governance is. And good governance? Why, it's simply good manners. By Mary Mitchell of the Mitchell Organization.
Winter 2003 [1 page(s)] Fasten Your Seat Belts -- Sarbanes-Oxley overshoots the mark, so guess who is in for a bumpy night? By Hoffer Kaback, Directors & Boards columnist.
Winter 2003 [1 page(s)] Winning Back the Public's Trust -- The co-chair of the Conference Board's Commission on Public Trust and Private Enterprise reviews the reforms afoot to restore public confidence. Interview with Peter G. Peterson of the Blackstone Group.
Fall 2002 [8 page(s)] Peculiar Proposals, Circa 1992 -- Beware of many of the suggestions to remedy what is supposedly wrong with corporate governance. By Edmund T. Pratt Jr., former chairman of Pfizer Inc. (excerpted from his 1992 Directors & Boards article).
Fall 2002 [1 page(s)] The Watchdog That Did Not Bark -- Can corporate directors regain their reputations as reliable guardians? By Thomas Horton, Directors & Boards columnist.
Fall 2002 [1 page(s)] System Failure, System Renewal -- How should the interests of the public be protected in a governance environment dominated neither by sinners nor by saints? One director's agenda for reform. By Murray Weidenbaum of Washington University.
Summer 2002 [7 page(s)] Corporate America Speaks ... Polyphonically -- Or, as Jimmy Durante was known to say, "Everybody wants ta get in-ta de act" when it comes to suggesting governance reforms. By Hoffer Kaback, Directors & Boards columnist.
Summer 2002 [1 page(s)] The Blue Ribbonaires -- Despite self-boosterism, NACD commissions are not governance standard setters. By Hoffer Kaback, Directors & Boards columnist.
Spring 1997 [1 page(s)] The Buffett Board and Governance Reform -- A look at Warren Buffett's board offers a cautionary note for board reform advocates. By Jill E. Fisch, professor of law at Fordham University.
Winter 1997 [2 page(s)] Competing Board Candidates on One Proxy Card? -- Let?s untwist this analytical pretzel. By Hoffer Kaback, Directors & Boards columnist.
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