With responsibilities of boards increasing, the importance of board composition and skill set has never been more paramount. Here are a few things for boards to consider as they reshape for the future.
Decades of success steering C-Suites and boardrooms through some of the most complex and challenging business situations of the past 30 years—at Hewlett Packard, Tyco, Arconic, Rohm and Haas and Delphi, to name just a few—have given Raj Gupta rare perspective on what boards and CEOs must do in volatile and uncertain times. Corporate Board Member asked him for his thoughts about navigating the current moment—and the years ahead.
The carmaker’s board seems to think resisting change will be a win, but some negative consequences of opposing shareholders already are becoming evident.
Lionel Nowell, lead independent director at Bank of America and a member of the Ecolab and Textron boards, was named “Independent Director of the Year”
For humans to thrive in a world of increasing automation, we have to make the most of our distinctly human strengths—which means being deliberate about cultivating wisdom, empathy and creative problem-solving in our workplaces.
As boards delve more deeply into talent challenges than ever, we asked Mirian Graddick-Weir, Merck’s former CHRO and a current board member at Yum! Brands and Booking Holdings, for the inside track on oversight of human capital strategy. She shares some tips—and some hard-won wisdom.
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