Vol. 36 No. 5, September 2012
Index
- 2012 non-executive director compensation and benefits survey.
- Road trips.
- On the case.
- Sideshows of the main event: what the fight, at heart, has been about.
- A 'third bill of rights': let's be inspired by FDR's grand impetus for turning around a troubled economy.
- New court ruling, new need for caution: in structuring director compensation, corporate boards face added scrutiny.
- Liability threats to boards today: all six are of growing concern in terms of the frequency of litigation, severity of litigation, or both.
- What about everyone else? The problem may not be that executives are paid too much, but that employees are paid too little.
- The case for a 'legal director': current and growing governance obligations compel boards to recruit a director with corporate legal experience as a necessary skill set on the board.
- Agree: a legal director can lessen the 'mortal fear' of litigation.
- Disagree: there is no driving mandate for a legal director.
- It all starts with well-chosen directors.
- Confronting reality: one CEO's playbook: leaders cannot just deal with the challenges and conflicts inside their own four walls. They must be ready to respond to potentially disruptive external events in a positive, creative and forceful way.
- Being disciplined in 'how and where to play'.
- Advancing board diversity: search firms can do more: as the focus on board gender diversity sweeps the world, executive search firms can play a constructive role toward furthering the desired goals.
- CED report: 'look harder'.
- The Directors & Boards survey: CEO and director compensation 2011: directors are reporting a higher satisfaction level that CEO pay is indeed reflecting performance against stated objectives.
- Getting pay for performance right: what companies that deliver sustained superior performance over time do differently.
- Dual-class stock: governance at edge: the edge of diminished board accountability? Or the edge of heightened management performance? Our panel debates the drawbacks and benefits.
- A 'home run' for Buffett's board.
- What a benefit: Time to think.
- The myth of governing for shareholder value.
- When to say no to a board invitation.
- Find common ground with your shareholders.
- Women take risks in very different ways.
- The CEO's role in succession planning: the level of collaboration between the CEO and board can vary significantly, and several factors can change the dynamics of the process.
- Directors Roster: a quarterly record of new director appointments.
- Boardworthy words of wisdom.
- Quote protocol: how to find the quotation you need, when you need it--and how to use it.