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Why today's board has to examine issues of cultureBy Susan Stautberg and Melissa MeansA company’s culture exerts undeniable influence on corporate performance across every measure. A positive culture has the power to drive innovation and growth, weather disruption, and attract and engage customers and employees, while a negative culture can stifle constructive dissent, exacerbate problematic iss ...
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Sowing new seeds of thoughtBy Beth StewartIt is summer, late in the planting season. Yet there is still time for new seeds of thought to grow. Let’s start with this little-known — but critical — fact: fewer women joined S&P 500 boards in 2016 than in 2014 or 2015.Who knew reality was so different from perception? The push for gender diversity on corporate boa ...
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For diversity, progress is glacialBy Michele J. HooperCorporate boards are entering a perfect storm with more boards adopting majority voting as well as annual elections, which puts the entire board up for re-election each year. Shareholders are questioning boards on how their composition addresses the skills and experiences needed to develop the long-term strategies of the corpora ...
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The power of all types of board diversityBy Deborah DeHaasWhat makes a board of directors “diverse?” For many years, discussions about board diversity have focused primarily on issues of gender, race, and ethnicity. Studies show that there has been some improvement in gender and racial diversity on boards, especially for the largest Fortune 100 boards (for examples, see th ...
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