The gradual pace of social progress is occasionally punctuated by periods of rapid change. We are undoubtedly amid one of these shifts, as pandemic, climate risks, and economic and racial inequality test society’s resilience – and rapidly force new ways of operating...
Credo, the pioneer in the clean beauty movement, and its majority investor, NextWorld Evergreen, are announcing the appointment of Maureen Chiquet as an independent director of Credo’s board...
A twist, but hopefully not twisted . . . a slightly different take on developments likely to impact corporate governance in 2021. A list that doesn’t mention shareholder activism, cybersecurity, climate risks, nor SEC regulation...
By making these strategies part of your search from the beginning, with clearly defined goals and processes, you'll be able to turn your hiring and culture into a competitive advantage...
With annual audits under way, the SolarWinds breach spotlights a couple of major corporate governance gaps—the urgent need for better IT controls and limited board audit committee tech expertise. Such voids are precisely what cyber-criminals exploit. The SolarWinds hack, among its many targets, affected leading tech firms and top government agencies...
This blog is a continuation of the Building AI Leadership Brain Trust Blog Series which targets board directors and CEO’s to accelerate their duty of care to develop stronger skills and competencies in AI in order to ensure AI programs achieve sustaining life cycles...
The SolarWinds breach is getting uglier — systemically ugly. The breadth and impact of the SolarWinds breach is described as the most severe cyber-attack in history. There have also been reports of "insider trading" by SolarWinds institutional investors before the breach going public...
Corporations nationwide faced a year full of extraordinary challenges, underscoring the increasing importance of the board member’s role...
Nasdaq’s new “diversify or justify” governance proposal should be recognized as an informal endorsement from a key segment of the business community that “underrepresented communities” must be considered as part of board nomination diligence...
The Wall Street Journal carried an excellent piece last week on how President-elect Biden’s views favoring stakeholder capitalism were formed with Dupont dating back to his first U.S. Senate campaign in Delaware...
After all, it was only 18 years ago when the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed into law which forced corporate boards to put financial experts into the boardroom for the first time...
Fostering an inclusive workplace creates a space where everyone has a voice and encourages the flow of new, exciting ideas that drive businesses to bolster the bottom line...
A Biden administration can be expected to have a notable impact on corporate governance, both through specific proposals and by how its policies influence state legislation, “best practices” formulation and board conduct...
The advisory board is one area that is overlooked by many businesses but can be a game changer. According to BDC, 86% of businesses with an advisory board say it has a significant impact on their businesses...
Ethical organizations require ethical cultures, and leadership is key to ensuring a strong code of conduct at all levels...
Communicating effectively with corporate directors is vital to tech leaders’ success. Here are several key elements for gaining their trust...
In the spirit of retaining employees, Southwest CEO Gary Kelly asked the airline’s unions to accept salary cuts and concessions to avoid layoffs—if a government rescue is not on the horizon...
Williams has taken over the CFO position at a critical time. She has represented Macy's at several analysts meetings and showed strength and conviction...
In this election year, North Carolina has emerged as one of the most interesting energy states in the country. That’s in part due to its status as a “purple state,” with its basically 50/50 divide between the Republican and Democratic parties, and in part because the regulatory climate in the state is reflective of the shifting energy-related dynamics taking place across the country...
The Enron scandal and bankruptcy of the early 2000s was a financial debacle for thousands, sent former CEOs to prison, and led to the extinction of a Big Five accounting firm. It also transformed corporate governance, ushering in the era of Sarbanes-Oxley transparency and accountability. Important transactions into which Enron entered with Board approval suffered from crucial accounting and governance defects...
California’s new board diversity requirements are likely to have a national ripple effect, introducing “Underrepresented Communities” as a new governance term of art...
Apple and Tesla executed stock-splits last month, and their shares soared in value. This double starburst of “alpha” added an astounding $770 Bn to the companies’ market capitalizations – equal to about 2% of the entire value of the U.S. stock market. From just two companies. In less than one month...
