Employees with stock options in a private company face a big obstacle that employees in public companies do not: you cannot sell the stock to fund the exercise price and any taxes...
The last few years have seen a sea change in the way companies and their stakeholders think about their role in the community and the wider world. CFOs need to think about "value" differently, says AT&T's CFO...
The post-Covid world deals with extremely polarized social, economic and political elements, much more than before the pandemic. It seems that the virus has infected some of these elements, making them better than hoped for, while others have been thrown into their most shameful abysses...
Future-seeking leaders understand there are solid business reasons why attention to ESG is on the rise and that people, risk and capital issues are interconnected across the three factors of ESG (environment, social, governance), treating them accordingly to support purpose and drive performance...
Attackers are exploiting systemic weaknesses in digital business systems in new and creative ways. Cybersecurity approaches need to recognize this shift and adapt to the catastrophic and compounding effects of the systemic risks now threatening businesses and critical infrastructure...
Regulators are homing in on the most important intangible assets: people. Intangible assets—skilled workers, brands, client relationships, organizational processes, and client relationships—generate most corporate growth and represent 90% of the market value of the S&P500...
Companies whose audit committees disclose involvement in the selection of the audit partner experience higher levels of audit and financial reporting quality...
Danita Johnson is the newest board of directors member for the start-up live-streaming sports platform, Buzzer...
Environmental accountability has exploded in recent years. Climate change has been a dominant driver of this growth. There is broad agreement among nations that rising global carbon dioxide emissions must be addressed...
“Add Women, Change Everything,” Marie Wilson, one of the leaders of the women’s movement and founder of The White House Project, famously said in her book “Closing the Leadership Gap.” Was she ever right. On August 6th, in an historic and somewhat surprising move...
In our increasingly digital reality, the relationship between technology leaders and the board is more important than ever. ServiceNow CIO Chris Bedi shares his thoughts on how to make it work...
An iconic television game show is unintentionally providing an important teaching moment for corporate boards on two similarly iconic, and fundamental, governance responsibilities...
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a time when low-wage workers struggled to get a paycheck as many businesses were forced to close or continued to work in essential frontline jobs, an elite group of business leaders was not at all struggling...
A recent report revealed some disappointing news: Not a single Fortune 500 board is representative of the U.S. population in terms of gender and ethnicity, and, in 2020, minorities held just 18% of Fortune 500 board seats...
In exchange for this capital, entrepreneurs take on the cost of conflicts, disagreements and tensions that will arise out of having a partner on board...
Corporate citizenship has continued its evolution from corporate social responsibility (CSR) through philanthropy and check writing to creating shared value and win-win models...
Directors and officers (D&O) insurance protects the people who serve as directors and officers of a company if they are sued by employees, customers, vendors or others. It can cover defense costs, a settlement and other expenses that arise out of the lawsuit...
When disaster strikes, members of a company’s board of directors can play crucial roles in helping it regain stability...
The Delta Variant Is Prompting Significant Generational And Cultural Conflict Within the Workforce...
The winds of change are howling in the world of heavy industry. If there were any doubters left that meeting environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) standards is swiftly becoming an urgent mandate for these companies, the recent triple-whammy of news regarding Shell, ExxonMobil and Chevron should have removed all doubt...
After years battling Silicon Valley skeptics and Wall Street adversaries, Michael Dell has pulled off the deal of the century, borrowing and flipping his way to a $50 billion fortune...
The decision made by Ben & Jerry’s board to cancel its license with its Israeli affiliate is putting parent company Unilever in a tight spot. In the U.S., 33 states have passed laws that restrict government investment or contracting in companies that boycott Israel; if Unilever does not act to reverse the board’s decision, it could face divestment and losses...
There is no doubt that a carefully chosen advisory board can add immense value to any company. However, extracting such value and actually putting it to use can be challenging...
We can all agree that the past year and a half has been unique. As the Covid-19 pandemic forced businesses and schools to close, we all had to adjust to a new remote lifestyle. Among other things, we had to learn and master new ways of communicating with our families, friends and colleagues to share information and maintain relationships...