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Why Boards Need More Women
Diversity on boards is critical to sustaining performance. Broadening the composition of the board increases the size of the candidate pool and, more importantly, helps expand perspectives at the top.
How Boards & Senior Executives Are Managing Cyber Risks
It has long been recognized that directors and officers have a fiduciary duty to protect the assets of their organizations…
What CEOs Can Learn from History’s Failures
Highlights: The failure of historic leaders, and the lessons learned, can be made applicable to CEOs and their boards of directors.
VC-Backed CEOs Expect Higher Compensation, Survey Says
Highlights: A recent survey of senior executives suggests that start-up CEOs with venture backing expect higher bonuses.
Corporate Governance: Majority Voting for Public Companies
Highlights: Majority voting for the election of directors is starting to become one of the season’s top governance issues.
Board of Directors vs. Advisory Boards: Dick Cook of FOCUS Bankers
Dick Cook, Senior Advisor at FOCUS Bankers, discusses the differences in responsibility and liability between a board of directors and an advisory board at the January 25, 2011 Atlanta CEO Council roundtable discussion hosted by Morris, Manning & Martin.
Delaware Court to Reconsider Poison Pill Defense
Highlights: Upcoming decision sets off a crucial question for all corporations: At what point should power and responsibility shift from the board to shareholders in a takeover offer?
Board Governance: New Model for Corporate Boards
Highlights: Interesting article on how emphasis on procedure can impact the effective operation of a Board.
Informality and the Board of Directors
Highlights: Interesting article on how emphasis on procedure can impact the functionality of a Board.