Are Boards Spending Enough Time On Strategy?
Corporate Board Member spoke with directors at the annual Boardroom Summit event in New York City this past April about why strategy is so important, and why directors should be spending more time on it.
Corporate Board Member spoke with directors at the annual Boardroom Summit event in New York City this past April about why strategy is so important, and why directors should be spending more time on it.
Companies lose sight of the bigger picture when focused on performance metrics, argues Jerry Z. Muller, author of “The Tyranny of Metrics.”
Board compensation is always a hot topic for directors, with outside director compensation, lead director compensation, equity grants, the actual value of outside director pay and instances where companies have been sued for excessive outside director pay all front-burner topics.
Directors are spending more time focusing on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues—a growing topic in board and investor circles.
The Investor Stewardship Group (ISG) is a collective of some of the largest U.S.-based institutional investors and global asset managers, along with several of their international counterparts.
The #MeToo movement has changed the way organizations are approaching company culture, the issue of harassment and how to deal with crises.