Vol. 34 No. 5, September 2010
Index
- Nonexecutive chair takes the lead.
- Mind the gap.
- A bitter pill for Burkle: as dispensed by Vice Chancellor Strine, a prescription worthy of directors' study.
- You gotta scratch your head sometimes: go figure on some of the moves that boards make.
- Director elections get a shake up: new proxy access rules provide an opportunity for directors to reflect on board composition.
- Who pays for corporate investigations? Not the D&O insurance policy ... And it's a good thing for directors that it doesn't.
- Closing the trust gap on executive pay: these five fundamental principles point the way to the corrective actions that need to be taken.
- Don't miss the key decision points: the history of board response to new government initiatives provides some cautionary lessons.
- What to make of say on pay? By taking several steps, starting with an alignment analysis, you can make it a nonevent.
- Gender balance on boards: the Norway experience: we wanted more equality and we were not afraid of applying profound political will to make it happen.
- 'There is no denying the effectiveness of quotas': why Europe will surpass the U.S. in changing the face of the corporate board.
- A quota sends the wrong message.
- Puhleeze, not here! Quotas, no; targeted development programs, yes.
- Battling the fear of quotas: Canada has an ambitious education program underway.
- Better positioned to compete: Sara Lee's move away from a 'dangerously narrow' board profile.
- If we want better governance ... diversity promotes greater vigilance and lessens the threat of groupthink.
- The carrot ... or the stick: keep the debate over quotas going so that the end goal becomes more believable.
- Let the market rule: politics is impatient, but don't jeopardize the public interest.
- Tap this pool: boards--not societal pressure--should drive needed change.
- A legislated quota? I wouldn't object: but there are other solutions as well.
- Women on boards in France: with a quota law under review, companies step up their recruiting.
- Adapt the proven Norwegian solution: it's a pragmatic move to bettering corporate performance.
- Diversity of boards -how do we get there? The CalPERS '3D' initiative is one determined effort.
- Making change happen: Calvert at the forefront: how Calvert is using its voice as an investor to advocate for increased diversity on corporate boards.
- Gone, baby, gone: the lawyer-board member: there was a time when more directors could turn to a peer on the board for expert counsel (and comfort) in navigating the legal terrain.
- What's expected of boards: it's time to review the fundamental expectations of board service.
- Beyond tone at the top: building an ethical culture that lasts requires a foundation of practices that continue even when leaders change.
- Board self-evaluations: striking the right balance: a miscalibrated evaluation can threaten collegiality among directors or cause counter-productive participation.
- Healthcare governance and compliance in the era of 'fraud, waste and abuse': cutting through best practices to find effective practices.
- Directors & Boards': 2010 top corporate governance law firms.
- The Directors & Boards survey: legal services.
- Issues related to performance measures in light of Dodd-Frank.
- Electronically-stored information (ESI) and boards: the message to corporations is loud and clear: failure to adequately address the issues created by ESI is risky business.
- Internal audit: filling the board's assurance gap: how can directors get assurance on the information they receive from management?
- The right moves for the new realities: alert to compensation committees: Do the procedures you use to select and manage your outside pay experts stand up to scrutiny? Here is how two comp committees 'owned the process.'.
- A 'two per year' tactic.
- What you say.
- Buy that 'ticket to Seattle'.
- The Cisco spin-in.
- What have you done for me lately?
- Stay humble.
- Life after Lehman: boards get a makeover: how board composition at financial services companies is taking on a new look.
- There are no guarantees: what those who made the breakthrough have in common.