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Rethinking Director OnboardingIssue: 2018 Third QuarterWhy it needs to radically change.A board process that is far overdue for change in many companies is onboarding, which is increasingly critical today to the effective functioning of both the overall board and its individual directors.Some companies have very formal onboarding processes for directors...
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Grow or DieIssue: 2018 Third QuarterImperatives of a value-added director.The world is transforming around us at an unsettling pace — bitcoins, robotics, drones and a myriad of other technical advances are changing business models across every industry.According to the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), what are the...
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The Care & Feeding of an Effective BoardIssue: 2018 Third QuarterGetting the most out of your directors.The right support makes a huge difference in a board’s ability to govern well.Directors are extremely busy people who are often under mental stress. The dread of an activist shareholder, or a cybersecurity attack, or demands for accountability from institutio...
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Director As Perpetual StudentIssue: 2018 Third QuarterHow board members educate themselves in the face of regulatory changes and an ever-changing global business landscape. As a director of three Fortune 200 companies, Michele J. Hooper considers her board service a “profession” for which she must be up to date on a wide range of matters....
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Facebook's Board is "Riding a Tiger"Issue: 2018 Third Quarter...
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Director DataIssue: 2018 Annual Report...
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SOX's Financial Expert Requirement 15 Years LaterIssue: 2018 Annual ReportMany companies are missing an audit committee disclosure opportunity.In the 15 years since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) was passed, large institutional investors have been “finding their voice” and sharing their views of board expectations with regard to composition, accountability and t...
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Diversity in the Boardroom: Consider a nurseIssue: 2018 Annual ReportWith many changes occurring in the health care industry, and with health care projected to remain the largest employee-related expense for U.S. employers, now is the time for the voice of nurse leaders to be heard.As a nurse leader and board director for many years, I have experienced firs...
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A Pivot to Disruption: And other silly phrases that signal weak thinking.Issue: 2018 Annual ReportStrong ideation around curated big data will help us think outside the box and create highly scalable deliverables that expand our bandwidth. If we lean in and take a deep dive into our ecosystem, we can disrupt the business model, and pivot to become rock star growth hackers. OK, I’m not sur...
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Lessons Learned From First Wave of CEO Pay Ratio DisclosuresIssue: 2018 Annual ReportDirectors shouldn’t become complacent on pay.The first wave of CEO pay ratio disclosure has come and gone with much less attention than anticipated.Was the pre-proxy hubbub and handwringing more than was needed to address employee and shareholder questions, comparison to competitors and local comp...
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The Pros and Cons of Good GovernanceIssue: 2018 Annual ReportDespite the costs, there are notable advantages.Are best practices in corporate governance worth it? Why should boards struggle to implement policies and procedures that may be uncomfortable, expensive and inefficient?Pundits often suggest that strong governance can boost stockholder returns and stu...
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The Aftermath of #MeToo Allegations Against Wynn Resorts CEOsIssue: 2018 Annual ReportCan three women directors bring a “fresh” perspective? D&B sits down with one of the newly minted female board members, Betsy Atkins.Wynn Resorts CEO and chairman Steve Wynn stepped down in February following sexual misconduct allegations. While the casino mogul has denied the charges, ...
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Culture, Brand & the BoardIssue: 2018 Annual ReportMarc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce, got a letter from his employees recently asking him to sever the company’s ties with U.S. Customs and Border Protection because of the agency’s enforcement of the Trump administration’s policies to separate children from their families at the border.The let...
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“Professional Directors” RevisitedIssue: 2018 Annual ReportDirectors & Boards’ last issue highlighted a Deloitte survey that found almost 90% of respondents consider current or retired CEOs as the most effective board members. Yet, in the same issue, our Directors Roster showed that less than half of newly appointed directors had experience as a corpo...
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Attracting Talent Beyond Just a PaycheckIssue: 2018 Annual ReportHow purpose, meaning and fun drives visionary leadership.The post-Boomer generation now assuming leadership roles — and certainly those from the Millennial generation who will follow — bring with them different expectations about their work environments and what a “corporate culture” needs t...
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TOP OF MIND: What directors are thinkingIssue: 2018 Annual ReportKAPILA ANAND, DIRECTOR: WomenCorporateDirectors, Extended Stay America, ESH Hospitality and Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.Board diversity has been on the minds of many nominating and governance (N&G) committees, but the last year has brought a new level of urgency to the topic. Investor and ot...
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My Board Journey: PAMELA THOMAS-GRAHAMIssue: 2018 Annual ReportPamela Thomas-Graham, chief executive officer of Dandelion Chandelier LLC, a private digital media enterprise reporting on luxury goods and services, is a director at Peloton, The Clorox Company, and N.T. Butterfield & Sons Bank.What attracted you to Peloton and how did you end up on the board?I...
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Boards Can’t Ignore the Lure of a Flexible WorkplaceIssue: 2018 Annual ReportTo tackle complex talent-related challenges, today and in the future, organizations will have to build high-performance flexible work cultures.That means boards have to educate themselves about why a flexible work strategy matters to people and the bottom line; step in and push management to embrace...
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Upping Your Company's Magnetism: The board's role in attracting the best executives, directors, and employeesIssue: 2018 Annual ReportWhether in the corner office or on the factory floor, people increasingly want jobs that are fulfilling, challenging and fun and, most importantly, purposeful.Companies that successfully promote all those things can win the war for talent, but the strategic push and sales pitch needs to also come fr...
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The Board’s Role in Attracting & Keeping Productive EmployeesIssue: 2018 Annual ReportTalent experts should be given a seat in the boardroom.Alan Guarino does not only chair the compensation and human capital committee for The Chefs’ Warehouse, a specialty food company. He’s also the talent expert in the boardroom.It’s all part of the proactive role Guarino believes boards shou...