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Corporate Board Member conducts survey-based research throughout the year to gather firsthand accounts from public company board members on shifting boardroom strategy discussions and processes. We also offer a timely look into boardroom sentiment with our Director Confidence Index, a monthly flash poll of board members on the economy and top-of-mind issues.

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What Directors Think

Every year, Corporate Board Member surveys U.S. public company board members to take their pulse on the issues that are most prominent in the boardroom for the year to come and the strategies companies are implementing to overcome the biggest challenges ahead.

Turnover at the Top: How Boards Prepare

Talent—attracting it and keeping it—remains a significant organizational challenge, and the situation isn’t any better at the top. With high C-suite turnover expected in upcoming years, Corporate Board Member partnered with Farient Advisors to survey U.S. public company board members on how they are adapting their succession planning and retention strategies to mitigate the growing risks.

How Today's Boards are Transforming for Tomorrow

Boards find themselves operating in an era of near-perpetual volatility and uncertainty. Waves of change have swept boardrooms in the past, but usually in the aftermath of major corporate crises and new regulatory requirements. This time, however, is different. As boards face new pressures and new tasks, many are taking a more proactive approach to change the way they get work done.

The Race to Digitalization

Despite the recent onrush to ChatGPT, most U.S. public companies are conducting digitalization at
a cautious pace. A survey of nearly 200 public company directors, conducted by Corporate Board Member in partnership with RSM US LLP, found 56% reported their companies were “pacing along” on their digital transformation journey—not ahead of peers, but not lagging either.

Navigating the Current Talent Environment

Market volatility, the war for talent, inflation pressures and the increasing focus on ESG issues have led compensation committees to reevaluate the effectiveness of their executive compensation programs in the current environment.

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What Directors Think: Our Annual Boardroom Survey

Surprise! Amid a swirl of change and disruption, our annual survey finds board members focused on the fundamentals above all else.

US midterm election forecast public company board members

Directors on Midterms, Elections and How the Outcome Impacts Business

With all the talk surrounding the upcoming midterm elections and the impact governmental policies have on business, public company board members aren’t putting too much

Dissecting ESG And What Those Letters Mean For Boards Today

A survey of 300 public company board members shows the landscape for ESG is evolving, though it remains a secondary concern that directors say is “important but not pressing.”

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