High-Performance Boards Are the Future
Regulators, investors, activists and employees are all pressing boards to deliver on their responsibilities—and their company’s results. That requires a handful of decisions that only the board can...
View ArticleHow Private Companies Can Benefit From Boards
Neutrality. It can bring independent opinions to family-owned businesses, particularly one that is feuding, according to the E-Commerce Times. A private company board may have the courage to oust a...
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A CEO’s Guide to Creating the Perfect Board of Directors
One of the first decisions interested CEOs should make is whether a true fiduciary board of directors is needed or whether an advisory group is better suited. A fiduciary board of directors has the...
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10 Questions Dominating Boardroom Agendas for 2016
At WCD’s fall Americas Institute held at Coca-Cola Company headquarters in Atlanta, directors from across the globe discussed top board concerns and how directors are preparing themselves for the...
View Article3 Ways Corporate Boards Can Have a Direct Impact on Company Culture
Hardly a week passes without another warning regarding its importance, and companies of all sizes and sectors have recognized a strong internal culture as the backbone of success and sustainability....
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The Impact of Board Tenure on Company Performance
QMA’s research team studied the relationship between board tenure and firm market value on 3,000 companies over an 18-year period, and they found a significant correlation. They measured the data two...
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The Gender Ratio of Board Members Leans More Male Than Female
Check out this infographic by eCard Shack to see the number of female executives and board members at some of the top Fortune 500 companies. How does your company stack up? The post The Gender Ratio of...
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States, Localities Join the Feds in the Fight Against Companies Dodging Taxes
The governments, of course, all are motivated by the same basic urge: to hold on to the tax-revenue streams they’ve created and expand them if possible. The federal impetus finally seems to have gained...
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With Smith Out, What Must Equifax’s Board Do Next?
In one of the biggest cyber breaches in history, in which highly sensitive information for a staggering 143 million consumers was exposed, Equifax has done very little to assure customers, and even...
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Extreme Fighting on Uber’s Board
The power struggle at Uber is escalating quickly, with the company’s board proposing late last week to reduce former CEO and founder Travis Kalanick’s voting clout on the board, and Kalanick responding...
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