Vol. 33 No. 1, September 2008
Index
- 'MVP'.
- Some of all fears.
- Hail to the chief: straight talk on corporate governance from the new POTUS.
- A textbook case of board risk: the dangers are unreal ... the liabilities are very real.
- Acting badly . . .but without bad faith: recent court cases compel a new urgency by directors to ensure against any process failings when making critical decisions.
- The long arm of the credit crisis: this is no time to be scrimping on insurance protection.
- Risk management: roadmap to 'maturity': there are several ways to implement a risk management solution. Here is what SAP itself did.
- Beware 'credenzaware': too many misguided, ignored, and abandoned initiatives diminish a leader's credibility.
- 'Say on pay': What the market thinks: we did the 'reaction' calculations to the passing of legislation and related shareholder-sponsored proposals.
- On being a successful audit committee chair: five best practices being implemented today.
- Getting from a good to a great board: you can do it through gender diversity. The qualified woman candidate for your board is out there--if you look for her in the right places and with the right process.
- HBS focus: the reality of corporate boards: as Harvard Business School celebrates its first century, it can take pride in being a pioneer in exploring what transpires in the boardroom ... and how it helped shape the evolution of enlightened governance.
- Choosing a new CEO: this board got it right: there were three strong internal candidates, each with champions on the board. Only a rigorous step-by-step evaluation process resolved the selection dilemma to confirm the best person for the job.
- What should we pay board members for? Oversight responsibility? Performance of the company? Or both? This is one of the most basic issues of compensating directors ... and it is one that is rarely addressed.
- Dos and don'ts for managing a monitor: worried that a compliance issue may result in a government-imposed monitor in your midst? Be proactive to help select the monitor, demonstrate remediation, and avoid disruption of the company's operations.
- Get real with your real estate dealings: as federal regulators continue to expand the reach of Sarbanes-Oxley, directors and CEOs who sign off on conflict-ridden real estate leases may find themselves facing enforcement actions.
- For your more robust personal protection: yes, you need a personal indemnification agreement ... and here is what should be in it and what it should cover.
- Book it: best bets for board reading: from a roundup of new books, leadership insights on executive humility, CEO tone deafness, managerial development, the problem with pocket vetoers, and interweaving the work/life fabric.
- He was the CEO, so everyone laughed.
- How EMC's CEO quashed the 'pocket veto'.
- A moment that changed a career.
- GE's secret weapon.
- Joining the board of a PE-backed company: what to expect when a private equity firm taps you to provide oversight to one of its portfolio companies? Here are several important differences in such service and in the contributions you will be expected to make.
- Directors Roster: a quarterly record of new director appointments.
- The heart of the matter: good governance depends on good relationships between the management and the board. Sounds simple and straightforward? It's not.