In brief:Produced in theNACD Director’s Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight, this assessment enables boards to determine the strength of their culture around cyber-risk oversight, as well as create concrete action items for improvement.This resource can help your boardImprove its culture around c...
Research | March 1, 2019
In brief:Produced in theNACD Director’s Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight, this tool provides guiding principles for board-level metrics and recommendations for the types of cybersecurity metrics the board should request from management.This resource can help your boardDefine for management whi...
Research | March 1, 2019
In brief:Published in theNACD Director’s Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight, this template includes a sample risk summary dashboard, a sample dashboard for the business unit view, and a sample cyber-risk heat map.This resource can help your boardAssist management in developing risk reports in a ...
Research | March 1, 2019
In brief: As a company’s cybersecurity function becomes more developed, the board must learn to work more closely with the top security executive. Originally published in the NACD Director’s Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight, this tool provides guidance for boards as they seek to establis...
Research | March 1, 2019
With mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity at historic levels, it’s critical that board members be able to leverage available insights in order to enhance their understanding of the evolving business landscape and its potential impact on board responsibilities. To equip directors with th...
Research | March 1, 2019
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2019 The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 20,000 board members, recently completed its eighth annual Battlefield to Boardroom event, a board development program designed to prepare retired and soon-t...
News | February 26, 2019
In brief:The board plays an important role in overseeing corporate culture. This discussion guide—written by Sidley Austin LLP and originally appearing in theReport of the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission on Culture as a Corporate Asset—provides boards with questions to consider as they work ...
Samples and Templates, Research | February 22, 2019
In brief:Developed from risk management thought leader James Lam’s bookEnterprise Risk Management: From Incentives to Controls, Second Edition, this tool provides examples of risk appetite statements, performance and risk metrics, and risk-tolerance levels for the enterprise-wide risk manageme...
Samples and Templates, Research | February 22, 2019
In brief:Board oversight of corporate culture is a key board responsibility, as culture is inextricably linked to strategy, CEO selection, and risk oversight. Numerous high-profile corporate scandals have highlighted the importance of reinforcing an ethical and compliant culture and ensuring the boa...
Samples and Templates, Research | February 22, 2019
In brief:TheReport of the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission on Culture as a Corporate Assetrecommends describing in shareholder communications how the board oversees corporate culture. This excerpt from the report includes examples of corporate disclosures around board-level culture oversight, culture as ...
Samples and Templates, Research | February 22, 2019
