Investors push for climate-competent boards
This is the first article in a three-part series about increasing the climate competency on corporate boards. Part one provides...
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Rethinking risk leadership
It no longer seems peculiar that auto makers like Daimler should be buying mobility app start-ups like RideScout. It’s been eight...
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Are board refreshment policies improving?
Are board self-evaluations helping to improve board composition? As many of you know, there’s a growing disconnect between...
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Making sense of Tribune Publishing's poison pill blocking Gannett offer
The poison pill that Tribune Publishing’s board adopted over the weekend in response to Gannett’s hostile takeover bid shouldn’t...
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Applying Phil Jackson's coaching style to corporate culture
For all the sports analogies business leaders continually invoke to motivate their employees, from building team spirit to going...
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Halliburton's canceled merger with Baker Hughes raises board oversight questions
Should Halliburton shareholders have to swallow a $3.5 billion breakup fee that the oilfield services company has to pay Baker...
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Women directors more attuned to risks, board survey finds
Rising concerns about activist investor campaigns and other risks are motivating directors to reconsider the kind of talent needed...
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What the Theranos calamity can teach start-ups about governance
It’s unusual to see a start-up get mired in a mess as high profile as Theranos has, but other fledgling firms may well appreciate...
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Will Suzuki resignation from 7-Eleven parent set new trend?
There are few cultures where losing face is as personally devastating as in Japan. The abrupt resignation on April 7 of Toshifumi...
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Nasdaq to buy Boardvantage for $200 mn
Nasdaq announced today that it will acquire board portal provider Boardvantage for $200 million in a deal expected to close in the...
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