What Boards Can Learn About Diversity From HP
When the company had an opportunity to build its board from scratch after the breakup of Hewlett Packard, it made diversity a top priority.
When the company had an opportunity to build its board from scratch after the breakup of Hewlett Packard, it made diversity a top priority.
Directors and experts weigh in on how boards view environmental, social and governance oversight now.
If boards want to help their CEOs devise a winning talent strategy, they need to focus on a much shorter time horizon.
Well governed organizations have vastly overperformed poorly governed ones during the pandemic. Despite the vast difference in context, this is an exact repeat of the 2008 crisis. So why has governance become such a key differentiator?
“Focus on the things you can control,” says Ellen Kullman, who, as lead director of United Technologies, helped guide the company during a tumultuous transformation.
Deciding what to do when a company is asked to announce its position on polarizing issues will require boards to develop a range of responses.