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• Artificial Intelligence: The Corporate Dealmaking Game‐Changer

  Steven Lee and Manish Gupta are managing directors with Alvarez & Marsal's Transaction Advisory Group. In this article, they explore the impact of artificial intelligence on corporate dealmaking.

• ESG: The Next Chapter. Is Your Board Prepared?

  Tom O'Neil is the managing director at Berkely Research Group (BRG), a global consulting firm that helps leading organizations advance in three key areas: disputes and investigations, corporate finance, and performance improvement and advisory. In this article, Tom discusses environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges that will confront boards in 2024.

• Close but Not Cozy: How Robust Conversations between the Chair and the CEO Can Enhance Board Performance

  Kathryn Bishop is Associate Fellow at the Said Business School at the University of Oxford and co‐author of Board Talk: 18 crucial conversations that count inside and outside the boardroom. In this article, she explores the key aspects of the CEO/board chair relationship in effective organizations.

• Re‐acquaint board members with Robert's Rules basics
• How to Invite AI into Your Boardroom: Insights for Responsible and Effective Use

  Martyn Chapman is the Chief Product Manager at OnBoard, a company that has developed a software platform for board governance. In this article he discusses how boardroom communications have adapted with technology as cybersecurity threats and AI have advanced.

• Implications for Boards of Directors of the Supreme Court's SFFA Affirmative Action Decision

  Francesca Odell, Jennifer Kennedy Park, Charity Lee, and Joshua Walden all work at international law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. In this article, they give a breakdown of how the recent Supreme Court decision on affirmative action will impact corporate boards of directors.

• How a Vibrant Board™ Manages Crisis

  Dr. Linda Henman, The Decision Catalyst®, is the author of nine books, including the newly released The Vibrant Board. For more than 40 years she has helped executives and boards accelerate growth by making decisions they can't afford to get wrong. In this article, Dr. Henman explores the board's role in crisis management.

• It's All About Culture: Mission, Vision, Values Exercises in Non‐Profits

  Dr. Diane Rosen is a principal at Compass Consultants, a business consultancy. In this article, she leads a discussion on the pros and cons of mission/vision/values exercises.

• Redefining Board Governance: Navigating Modern Complexities in a Shareholder‐Driven Landscape

  Ty Francis is Chief Advisory Officer for LRN, a global provider of ethics and compliance learning solutions for corporate and institutional clients. In this article, he discusses how boards can actively foster a culture of ethics and integrity throughout an organization.

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• Addressing the Complexity Gap: Developing Integrated Thinking Skills at Board Level

  Drawing on insights from adult developmental psychology, Matthew Rich‐Tolsma and John Oliver, certified consultants with Lectica, Inc., highlight the explicit thinking skills that are unique to the challenges at the board level, in the context of increasing volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and...

• Twelve reasons why boards and executives should be clear that profit is not the purpose of their company

  Leaders of companies are increasingly expected to ensure that their companies fulfill a purpose beyond profits. Many still have doubts, and privately believe the real purpose of the company is simply to make a profit. Here, Dr. Axel Kravatzky and Mark Stephens summarize twelve arguments why profit...

• Applying Industry Talent Development Best Practices to Advance Your Board: Lessons Learned from Industry to Accelerate Board Performance

  Tracy Duberman is Founder & President, The Leadership Development Group (TLD Group), and Paul Erdahl is a senior consultant at TLD Group. The TLD Group helps boards of health care organizations position themselves for success through board retreats, board assessment, and selection, board succession ...

• What We Talk About When We Talk About ESG

  Daniel J. Struck is a partner in the Chicago office of Culhane Meadows PLLC and the chair of the firm's Insurance Practice. In this article, he discusses some of the uncertainties confronting corporate leadership as they attempt to navigate a business environment in which environmental, social, and ...

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• Diversity on Boards Should Be at the Top of Your Agenda

  Tonya Mitchem Grindon is a corporate finance shareholder at Baker Donelson. She is chair of the firm's business department and a member of its audit and finance committee. She is a former member of the firm's board of directors. In this article, she discusses the current state of board diversity...

• The Importance of Seeing Your Organization as Others Do

  Dave Coffaro provides strategic management consultation and executive coaching to for‐profit and nonprofit businesses. In addition, he serves as board chair for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County and as a director of Members Trust Company. In this article, Dave discusses the importance...

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Meeting New Demands—and Requirements—for Accountability

  Stephanie Resnick, Chair of the Directors' & Officers' Liability & Corporate Governance Practice Group at Fox Rothschild LLP, and John Fuller, Partner in the firm's Directors' & Officers' Liability & Corporate Governance Practice Group, discuss the growing number of states that have either enacted...

• Boards can accelerate business performance by fully engaging on organizational culture

  Jeffrey Greene is a Senior Advisor at Fortuna Advisors, a management consulting firm focused on strategic decision making, resource allocation, and culture transformation. In this article, he discusses the importance of culture in driving positive business outcomes....

• Insurance in the Time of ESG

  Daniel J. Struck is a partner in the Chicago office of Culhane Meadows PLLC and the chair of the firm's Insurance Practice. In this article, he discusses how D&O insurers are responding to emerging ESG claims, and the practical steps that boards can take to minimize the risk to their directors and...