Vol. 29 No. 4, June 2005
Index
- Corporate governance: point of view.
- 'You work for us'.
- Teeing yourself up for a board seat.
- Stanley & Roy: still trying to tame Disney; The latest act in their long-running governance show bears watching.
- At GM, directors drive into a ditch: it's not a pretty sight, and the board bears a big responsibility for reckless handling.
- Look into fiduciary liability insurance: this policy fills in a big gap left by D & O insurance.
- Independence and the private company board: adopting Sarbanes-like rules on director independence would impair the smooth functioning of the business.
- Win the competition to recruit top directors: begin the search process early, and follow these recommended suggestions.
- 1984: takeovers hit the radar screen; The early days of hostile M & A set off alarms in boardrooms and on Capitol Hill.
- Never Eat Alone.
- The virtue of quiet leadership: you can be a remarkably persuasive leader without being a dashing figure or a thundering orator.
- How to get on a board.
- Seismic shift in board composition: new opportunities for board service are opening up for next-generation leaders.
- Tell me again: what do you want to do? What a counselor to senior executives advises a client who is considering joining a board.
- A much deeper pool of potential recruits: ignore the alarms about scarcity of talent. The number of qualified board candidates is actually a lot larger than commonly claimed.
- How 'rising stars' become boardworthy: in addition to their skill sets, there are certain intangible qualities that prospective board members must have.
- Male, pale and stale: too many corporate boards persist in denying seats to women and minorities.
- Board decision making on executive protection: considerations for directors in ensuring that the company has a properly designed, managed, and funded executive protection program.
- Director's Guide to Compliance Software: what lessons can boards learn from first attestation, and its aftermath?
- Directors Roster: a quarterly record of new director appointments sponsored by Spencer Stuart.
- Company index.
- Director index.
- So much for independence: a first-time director finds himself far from the realm of board best practices.