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The Trust Imperative Playbook
Directors and governance experts share five board disciplines that help companies earn and protect stakeholder confidence in a skeptical, hyperconnected world.
Pay, Pipeline And Succession Risk
A Corporate Board Member/Farient Advisors report on how compensation committees are moving closer to succession planning—and what boards need to know before pay becomes the emergency lever.
Under Congressional Scrutiny, Can Your Company Explain Its Decisions?
Heightened oversight tests whether a company can give a consistent account of its decisions across the boardroom, public disclosures, global operations and political cycles.
Retail Proxy Participation: What Boards Should Be Asking About Standing Voting Instructions
The proxy environment is growing more complex and less predictable, making it all the more critical to engage shareholders on a consistent basis by meeting them where they are.
Boards Split On Linking CEO Pay To AI Outcomes
Just 10 percent of boards currently tie CEO pay to AI outcomes—but nearly a third expect the issue on their agenda soon, as pressure to show AI returns builds.
Directors May Move To Challenge Management More On Strategy
With companies facing increasing headwinds, it’s important for directors to reevaluate how they contribute to corporate strategy. Here’s what to consider.
The Currency Of Trust
How board behavior shapes market confidence.
The Board As Competitive Weapon: A Decade Later, The Data Has Finally Caught Up
Ten years ago, I argued that high-performing boards should stop playing defense and become a source of competitive advantage. In 2026, with activist campaigns at all-time highs and executives openly questioning director performance, that argument is now a survival requirement.
John F. Brock, Corporate Board Member’s Director Of The Year: ‘Think Bigger And Broader’
Selected by his peers as CBM’s Director of the Year, Royal Caribbean Group’s John F. Brock III reflects on one of the cruise industry’s most significant leadership transitions, the evolving role of the lead independent director and governance practices that help boards add value.
The Metric Your Board Should Be Asking For
AI productivity numbers are green. Whether your workforce is amplifying or eroding remains invisible. That gap belongs on the board pack.
The Next Critical Infrastructure Investment Isn’t Technology. It’s Reputation
AI hasn’t just made lies easier to produce. It’s made the truth harder to defend—and that makes credibility a capital asset CEOs must govern like infrastructure.
Duty Of Care Now Requires AI Literacy, Says Veteran Director Cheemin Bo-Linn
Used well, AI can turn bloated board books into real intelligence, surface hidden risks and bias, and help directors challenge management’s plans; used poorly—or not at all—it can leave boards exposed, behind competitors and vulnerable to new forms of legal and ethical scrutiny.
Directors May Move To Challenge Management More On Strategy
With companies facing increasing headwinds, it’s important for directors to reevaluate how they contribute to corporate strategy. Here’s what to consider.
Boards Have More Risk On The Agenda. The Next Step Is Acting On It
New research from Corporate Board Member and EY Center for Board Matters finds boards are devoting more time to risk and largely satisfied with the information they receive. The bigger challenge: turning those insights into strategic action.
Want To Lead With AI? Drop Your AI Strategy And Focus On These Four Planks Instead
If your ‘AI strategy’ lives separately from your value creating strategy you can have internal competition, not convergence.
Boards Are Spending More Time On Risk. The Strategy Link Is Less Clear
Sixty percent of directors say their boards have increased time on risk oversight over the past two years—but fewer than half report closer integration with strategy.
How To Set Strategy At The Speed Of Disruption
Against a backdrop of accelerating disruption across technology, geopolitics and talent markets, making ever-faster, high-stakes decisions with increasingly imperfect information is the norm. Here’s how six CEOs are adapting.
When Board Meetings Become Routine, CEOs Lose A Strategic Advantage
Quarterly reviews often fixate on past performance, but CEOs and board chairs who deliberately carve out time for strategy can unlock the board’s full potential as a driver of long-term growth.
Boards Split On Linking CEO Pay To AI Outcomes
Just 10 percent of boards currently tie CEO pay to AI outcomes—but nearly a third expect the issue on their agenda soon, as pressure to show AI returns builds.
Competing In AI Starts In The Boardroom
With AI reshaping companies faster than the board meeting cycle, directors are turning to AI themselves to keep pace with their responsibilities.
The Metric Your Board Should Be Asking For
AI productivity numbers are green. Whether your workforce is amplifying or eroding remains invisible. That gap belongs on the board pack.
AI Trust Is A Board-Level Issue
For AI, boards need a repeatable oversight discipline, not a collection of presentations about pilots. Answering these five questions can help.
The Next Critical Infrastructure Investment Isn’t Technology. It’s Reputation
AI hasn’t just made lies easier to produce. It’s made the truth harder to defend—and that makes credibility a capital asset CEOs must govern like infrastructure.
Laying Solid AI Foundations
Critical design thinking paves the way for successful adoption.
Pay, Pipeline And Succession Risk
A Corporate Board Member/Farient Advisors report on how compensation committees are moving closer to succession planning—and what boards need to know before pay becomes the emergency lever.
Leading From A Different Emotional Zip Code: What COOs Discover When They Become CEO
The number two role offers an extraordinary vantage point and genuine preparation for the top job. But the moment the promotion happens, the structure changes, the exposure expands and the decisions carry a different weight.
Record CEO Turnover Is Reshaping Which Search Firms Win
The biggest opportunity is emerging before the search begins.
Rethinking CEO Succession: From Credentials To Behavioral Precision
The central question is no longer whether your board has the right leader at the top, but whether your board has the lens to know.
The Leadership Transition Trap
BP’s leadership turmoil may look like a hiring problem, but it points to a deeper governance challenge, with research suggesting boards spend enormous effort selecting leaders and far too little helping them succeed.
What Apple’s CEO Transition Got Right And Why Most Boards Overlook This Lesson
The board’s smooth Cook–Ternus handoff was the product of years of disciplined pipeline building, culture oversight and honest CEO–board dialogue that most companies never get around to.
How Companies Like Goldman Sachs Can Stay Committed To Having a Diverse Board
Even as boards face rising pressure from anti-DEI activists, directors can safeguard board diversity by shifting from easily attacked written policies to resilient, performance-driven selection practices.
Royal Caribbean Chairman Richard Fain: Retaining Talent Is About Fit, Not Fitness
The difference between ‘useless’ and ‘fantastic’ isn’t always performance—sometimes it comes down to chemistry.
The Board’s DEI Dilemma
With informers and subpoenas, the Trump administration wants to root out preferences of any kind.
Workforce Planning At The Board Level: A Strategic Imperative, Not An Operational Detail
In today’s climate of volatility and reinvention, boards that view workforce planning as an HR sidebar are missing a vital lever for value creation.
When Good Numbers Hide Bad Culture: The Board’s Oversight Gap
How boards can understand, oversee and hold management accountable for building and sustaining a resilient corporate culture.
5 Challenges Facing Employers In 2025
A new workforce study shows today’s workers are feeling the squeeze from flatter management layers, tighter salaries and more.
Under Congressional Scrutiny, Can Your Company Explain Its Decisions?
Heightened oversight tests whether a company can give a consistent account of its decisions across the boardroom, public disclosures, global operations and political cycles.
Directors May Face More Lawsuits Seeking Personal Liability
Corporate board members might want to consider the following to offset some of the risks associated with shareholder lawsuits that seek to hold directors personally liable for losses.
Will SpaceX Change The Fiduciary Role Of Corporate Directors?
Given the restrictive governance structure SpaceX is pursuing, boards might consider asking some of the following questions at their next meeting.
DOJ’s Anti-DEI Crackdown Scores Settlement With IBM
With this IBM settlement under its belt, the DOJ may continue its anti-DEI enforcement efforts at an accelerated pace. What boards should consider.
Delaware Disclosure Dilemma
Companies doing business in the EU face a slew of broad, demanding reporting requirements—with possible enforcement by Delaware courts.
Don’t Block Anti-DEI Shareholder Proposals—Do This Instead
Boards should lean into early shareholder engagement, tighter legal framing and proactive transparency on workforce metrics to reduce litigation risk and preserve flexibility.
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Learn from experienced board directors through practical case studies, conversations and lessons drawn from the boardroom. Each issue of Corporate Board Member delivers real insight on governance, oversight and long-term value creation—written by and for those who serve in the boardroom.
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Practical education and advisory services designed to help directors build confidence, deepen governance expertise and navigate the evolving demands of board service.
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Director Fundamentals Program
A structured program designed for executives and new directors seeking a strong foundation in public-company board service, including fiduciary duties, governance responsibilities and boardroom dynamics.
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Confidential, one-on-one coaching for board directors and board leaders focused on effectiveness, dynamics and navigating complex governance challenges.
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AI Scenario Planning
An interactive, scenario-based program that helps boards explore the strategic, operational and governance implications of artificial intelligence in a controlled, real-world setting.
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The Annual Gathering for Today’s Boardroom
Each year, the Boardroom Summit brings together experienced board directors from across the country for candid conversation, shared learning and perspective on the issues shaping board service today.