Buffett’s Annual Letter: A Board Assessment Tool
Boards would do well to use Warren Buffett’s annual governance missive as a guide when evaluating their own effectiveness.
Boards would do well to use Warren Buffett’s annual governance missive as a guide when evaluating their own effectiveness.
Gathered for Corporate Board Member’s two-day committee series, directors shared experiences and insights on living up to the evolving expectations of today’s stakeholders. Some takeaways.
Too few directors can risk rubber-stamping and too many can spoil the soup. There is, however, a sweet spot that’s usually just right for small to mid-size companies.
Removing an entire board will likely remain rare, but boards will likely be held increasingly accountable for the amount of time they take to respond to stakeholder concerns.
Four Wells Fargo board members may lose their seats over culture-related scandals. Here’s what you can learn from that board’s upheaval to avoid a similar fate on your own.
Given heightened investor scrutiny, every board needs to be asking whether they have the right brain trust to lead the company into the next decade.