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Bribery for Beginners: Acting Ethically In Unethical Places

Russ Banham

Compliance

Extreme Fighting on Uber’s Board

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With Smith Out, What Must Equifax’s Board Do Next?

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Don’t Let Politics Color Board Members’ Thinking

Boards: Choose a CEO for Long-Term Growth, Not Just a Turnaround

Christine Rivers

It seems a familiar story these days—a company on rocky ground for a few quarters suddenly finds itself rudderless as the chief executive is let go or departs for greener pastures. In the resulting vacuum, the pressure to make an immediate hire can be intense. But companies are well served to think carefully about whether they truly need a "corporate savior" who can devise and carry out a turnaround strategy in short order, or whether a long-term leader is better suited to lead the company back to market success.

6 Trends That Will Drive Better Board Oversight in 2015

Warren Strugatch

A rising level of shareholder activism is driving changes in board oversight at corporations of all sizes around the country, according to governance experts.

Businesses Should Steer Clear of ‘Crony Capitalism’

Dale Buss

Mid-market firms must have policies in place to ensure they are neither promoting nor bearing the brunt of governmental favoritism.

How Private Companies Can Benefit From Boards

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While private companies are not required to have boards of directors, some may want to. Here are 6 reasons why having a board in a private company is a good idea.

Lessons for CEOs on Barra’s Response to GM’s Crisis

Dale Buss

Is it possible for a CEO to bear the brunt of responsibility with a crisis that festered before she was in charge? Can a company with a poor track record in corporate integrity ever do enough with new transparency measures to acquire a good reputation?

Barra Episode Illustrates Fallout of ‘Leaning In’ Movement

Dale Buss

Sheryl Sandberg may have prompted a new conversation across business about “leaning in,” but surely the Facebook COO and champion of female CEOs everywhere didn’t actually mean to create a silly season for gender-policing pundits. There are lessons here for companies that sincerely try to elevate women executives.

Hospitals Want CEOs without Healthcare Experience

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Another knock-on effect of the ACA is that healthcare and hospital systems are struggling to cope with new managerial changes demanded of them. Increasingly, hospital boards want an outside perspective, along with different skill sets—and they are willing to go outside the industry to get it.

When Is it Time to Go?

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Company leaders who overstay their welcome ultimately hurt their organization's performance new research suggests. In addition, management expert Ram Charan argues in his latest book, “Boards that Lead,”that CEO tenure is dropping in part because of boards are no longer reluctant to pull the trigger, but also due to the fact that more and more CEOs are unable to navigate a necessary change of course.

Why 9 Years Is a Lucky Number for Board Director Tenure and Effectiveness

Ben Haimowitz

Grumbling about corporate boards -- about long-tenured directors too cozy with management, for example -- may be inevitable among investors, but new research by a young accounting scholar suggests surprisingly that at least one aspect of corporate organization suits Wall Street fine. Company performance actually rises with board tenure—but only up to a point--indicating there’s a tradeoff between knowledge and entrenchment.

After Ballmer, What?

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Since he announced his intention to step down as CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer has triggered a world wide betting game as to who will succeed him. Microsoft’s board has appointed a special committee to help decide if the next chief executive will be an insider like Julie Larson-Green, or the prodigal Stephen Elop of Nokia. (Ladbrokes, the London betting agents give Elop a 5 to 1 advantage.) But the central issue of concern is what the company needs to do to transform since it lost its dominate position in computing. Microsoft once ruled the tech world. Now it’s one player among many. Will the new CEO have his or her options foreclosed?

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