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Executives rate boards on effectiveness, composition and prioritization
- Dec 2024
Brief review of the findings of a PwC /The Conference board survey of 600 top executives on topics such as board composition, board roles and responsibilities, and board expertise, as well as technology and talent.
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Elevating board effectiveness: how to improve purpose, strategy and board priorities.
- Oct 2024
- Nicholas Barnett
This article discusses the importance of improving board effectiveness in order to enhance the performance of organisations. It emphasises the need for boards to focus on purpose, strategy, and values, as well as the growing compliance burden they face and incudes a brief checklist for boards.
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AI at the crossroads: Revamping board structures for effective governance.
- Apr 2024
- Tom Petro
The article focuses on the dilemma faced by corporate boards regarding the oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives, questioning which committee is best suited for governing AI's multifaceted risks. The author explores potential contenders for this role, including the risk management committee, a dedicated AI governance committee, and the technology committee, each offering unique expertise and perspectives tailored to the challenges posed by AI governance.
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Seven mantras for board chair effectiveness
- Feb 2024
- Rita Goyal, Nada Kakabadse, Andrea Kakabadse, Danielle Talbot
This article provides insights into the best practices of Chairs of the largest listed companies in the UK. The findings of the study indicate that effective leadership of boards requires an enlightened approach, with seven Mantras of effective board leading being commonly employed: support for the CEO; lead with values; exercise influence (not power); compose diverse boards; communicate inclusively; resolve conflicts intuitively: and reflect and course correct.
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Evaluating director and board effectiveness
- Dec 2021
- Colin Coulson-Thomas
Article discusses the need for boards of companies to have rigorous annual evaluations of their own performance, both as a group and as individuals.
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The role of the company secretary in facilitating board effectiveness
- Apr 2021
- John Nowland, Larelle Chapple, Joseph Johnston
This study investigates how company secretaries influence board practices and financial reporting. These results indicate that company secretaries significantly influence board practices and financial reporting, depending on their role and busyness.
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Four pillars of board effectiveness
- Jan 2021
- Didier Cossin
The article discusses the framework for assessing board's effectiveness which focuses on systematic continuous improvement in quality of the board's composition and functioning for success of the corporation.
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Agility in the c-suite
- May 2020
- Steve Berez, Sarah Elk, Darrell Rigby
A new approach to leadership for the team at the top. This article explores how agile leadership teams function, how they differ from conventional executive committees and from other agile teams, and what agile looks like for a senior executives' day-to-day role.
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Audit committee effectiveness: practical tips for the chair
- Mar 2019
- Paula Loop
The article focuses on the effects of audit committee in day to day challenges faced by businesses. Topics include need of experienced, healthy skepticism, and strong communication skill based audit committee effectiveness; help of audit committees for adding new members to structured on-board process; and importance of executive and private sessions for effective functioning of the committee.
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Best practice on board evaluation disclosure
- Mar 2019
- Glenn Davis | Brandon Whitehall
The article highlights outcome of grading the boards of leading companies and sharing the result with the investors. Topics include the need of information by investors to know the improvisations in board; evaluation by board for assessing the performance at three levels: the board, the committees, and individual directors; and use of board evaluation by investors to help inform the voting decisions in director elections.
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Building the board's relationship with compliance
- Mar 2018
- Michael Volkov
Greater boardroom attention to compliance is needed: here's how boards can build relationships with compliance staff.
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Being a good board chair
- Mar 2018
- Stanislav Shekshnia
How to be an effective board chair: eight principles for chairs to follow, plus examples of leaders who apply them well.
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Chairing board meetings
- Mar 2018
- Stanislav Shekshnia
Board meetings are not like ordinary team discussions. An effective board chair requires a different set of skills. This article sets out eight principles to help you conduct meetings with CEOs and directors, based on interviews with real executives.
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The board role in compliance
- Mar 2018
- Michael Volkov
Corporate scandals have made it clear that boards need to pay closer attention to compliance. The article explains how an effective board can build stronger relationships with compliance staff in the interest of strong corporate governance.
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Questioning management and encouraging challenge
- Dec 2017
- Colin Coulson-Thomas
Tips for board members on securing balanced advice, identifying relevant board input and avoiding the pitfall of relying on colleagues who are afraid to challenge them.
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VW board still stuck in low gear
- Sep 2017
- Michael Marquardt
Michael Marquardt analyses the factors contributing to Volkswagen AG's 2015 "Dieselgate" crisis and questions whether the VW supervisory board has strengthened its composition since.
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Building a more effective board
- Aug 2017
- Sabine Vollmer
The article focuses on the establishment of an effective corporate board in accounting firms. It highlights surveys from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) on the key responsibilities of corporate boards, noting the lack of confidence of directors to tackle challenges, manage risks, and focus on long-term strategic goals. Suggestions on how to improve board performance are offered..
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Board evaluations and boardroom dynamics
- Jul 2017
- Taylor Griffin | David F Larcker | Stephen A Miles | Brian Tayan
The article offers information on board evaluations and boardroom performance. According to a study by The Miles Group and the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University, directors rank their board 4 on a scale of 1 to 5 as far as effectiveness is concerned. According to the authors, a good board leader needs to be skilled at translating voice of the board to management.
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Cyber and C-Suite: New cyber-risk responsibilities for Chief Risk Officers
- Jun 2017
- John Doherty | Mark Watson
The article offers suggestions to risk managers of multinational businesses for dealing with risks of cyberterrorism. It states that cyberrisk management regulatory standards calling for a broad range of financial institutions to address cyberrisk and mentions that board of directors will supervise using audit committees.
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Evaluating the sustainable performance of corporate boards
- Apr 2017
- Ahmed Hussein Aly, Mohamed Elsayed Mansour
A method for evaluating the sustainable performance of corporate boards using the balanced scorecard approach. The paper tests the relative importance of the proposed balanced scorecard techniques on a sample of Egyptian manufacturing companies.
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Orientation 101
- Jan 2017
- Dottie Schindlinger
Key practices that boards can follow to create a dynamic, interactive board orientation that encourages new board members into ongoing self-guided discovery.
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CEO monitoring and board effectiveness: Resolving the CEO compensation issue
- Jan 2017
- Frederic Teulon, Chiraz Ben Ali
A study examining the impact of board governance mechanisms on the pay of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) using a sample of major French listed companies for the 2009-2011 period.
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Why is it so hard for boards to govern
- Jan 2017
- Steve Boivie, Michael Bednar, Ruth Aguilera
The article presents the author's insights regarding the role of the corporate boards of directors, and the conceptual theories behind the attitudes of the boards. Topics mentioned include the effectiveness of board monitoring, various barriers that prevent directors from being effective monitors including outside job demands, board size, and diversity of directors, and the need for the boards to recognize their own limitations..
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The top 10 issues for boards in the new year
- Jan 2017
- Dennis T.Whalen
Based on insights from KPMG's latest business surveys, here are ten items that boards should keep in mind as they help guide their companies forward in 2017.
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Optimizing board evaluations
- Nov 2016
- A. J. Kess, Yafit Cohn
Tips for maximizing the effectiveness of board evaluations and post-evaluation discussions. Written from a US perspective.
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Keys to an effective board
- Sep 2016
- Joseph Tarantino
The article outlines the leading practices common to high-performing boards of directors.
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The new board role in compliance oversight
- May 2016
- Richard Sibery | Paco Garcia
The author discusses the current regulatory environment and board compliance objectives.
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Is it time for a board checkup?
- Jul 2015
- Paul J.Taylor
Regular board assessments help boards maintain optimum performance. Article focuses on health care boards in particular.
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Board assessment: a foundation for better governance
- Feb 2015
- Mark Nadler
Mark Nadler comprehensively reviews current best practice in board evaluation.
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The growing importance and value of board evaluations
- Feb 2015
- Robert Gordon
Regular board evaluations, especially using an external facilitator, can help boards improve their leadership capabilities.
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