General | June 12, 2019
The long-held view that the boards role in strategy is limited to review and concur is giving way to deeper engagement by the board. Increasingly complex and disruptive business conditions demand it, investors and other stakeholders expect it, and the lead director is uniquely positioned to create t...
Videos, Research | June 7, 2019
Board LensOverboarding Incites Vanguard Recommendation(June 8, 2019)This proxy season, Vanguard Groupbegan voting—or not voting—for board members based on whether or not a director was, in its view, “overboarded....
General | June 6, 2019
In brief:Designing an effective talent strategy in the face of workforce transformation has become a top priority for organizations of all sizes and in every sector, as technology and the skills needed to use it are evolving faster than ever before. NACD, Farient Advisors, PwC, and Sidley Austin LLP...
Research | June 5, 2019
Board LensOklahoma Trial Puts One Opioid Maker In Crosshairs (June 1, 2019)A civil bench trial against Johnson & Johnson, which once owned two companies that produced raw ingredients for opiate drugs and currently makes one product on the market, opened this week in Oklahoma....
General | May 31, 2019
Identify a CEO successor. It sounds like one of the boards more straightforward duties, yet in practice, it is complex and multifaceted. When you weigh the consequences of getting it wrong, combined with the fact that even the most carefully executed succession plan introduces uncertainty, its clear...
Videos, Research | May 17, 2019
Board LensTariffs, Trade Impasse with China Leads to Dollars-and-Cents Questions for Boards (May 18, 2019)The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) this week announced a presidential request to set a 25 percent for tariff on $200 billion in Chinese goods, up from the 10 percent previously set...
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