Vol. 27 No. 2, January 2003
Index
- S-O what?
- Broader shoulders.
- Fasten your seat belts: S-O overshoots the mark. So guess who is in for a bumpy night?
- Does Sarbanes-Oxley gore your coverage? Ensuring that your D&O policy rises to the challenge of the post-Enron legislation.
- Integrity: needed more than ever; despite yesterday's barbarians and today's looters, trust remains the coin of the realm.
- The QLCC: a chance to get things right; boards should assess the safeguard features of having a qualified legal compliance committee.
- A roadmap for director pay: GE leads again; stung by scandal, companies should now be aiming for a better balance in board compensation.
- How rude! Just what is good corporate governance? It's simply good manners.
- Do Business with People You Can Trust.
- It's not just what you do, it's the way that you do it: exercising oversight in the sanctity of the boardroom and proving that you have done it are two different things. In order to restore trust, boards have to prove it.
- The greatest governance need: the restoration of trust requires a renewal of ethical standards in corporate America. Directors need to be out in front on this--doing what is right, not just what is legal or possible.
- The case for the inside director: in the quest for a properly balanced board, don't heedlessly dismiss insiders--they offer attributes essential for governing complex global companies.
- Signs of poor governance: how does one tell if a particular company's governance health is really much poorer than it appears? If the directors and officers recognize these warning signs.
- Preparing for your next annual meeting: time is of the essence. A concerted and well-thought-out campaign to assure high voter response and a comfortable winning margin is essential.
- Compensation committees that work: effective meeting practices allow compensation committee members to feel that they have done their jobs well. Here are 12 such best practices.
- A new look at CEO retirement benefits.
- Boards: get to know your IRO.
- The leading of leaders in the boardroom.
- 2002 Article Index.
- Portrait of boards on the cusp of historic change.
- The Directors Roster.
- Directors Roster: in affiliation with Spencer Stuart--a quarterly record of new director appointments.
- Spencer Stuart/Directors & Boards Directors Roster.
- Showdown for the top job: Co-chief executive arrangements are a prescription for conflict and indecision.