Ken Daly’s 2015 Letter to NACD Membership
Dear NACD Members, As I look ahead to the challenges that boards will face in 2015, I am more confident than ever in NACD’s mission to help directors navigate an increasingly complex environment. Our...
View ArticleRaising the Bar on Director Performance – New NACD Program Outlines 5 Keys to...
The bar for director performance has been raised. A volatile economic environment, increased regulatory scrutiny, impending cybersecurity threats, and shareholder activism have all shifted the...
View ArticleEnvironmental and Innovative Disruption: What Directors Need to Know
On July 17, NACD hosted a Directorship 2020® forum in Seattle that focused on how disruptive forces are changing the way companies do business. Through keynote addresses, expert panels, and small group...
View ArticleLong-Term Strategy and Short-Term Success Are Complementary – Not Contradictory
Front and center for boards and senior management is the call to align the company’s day-to-day activities with long-term value creation, said Bill McCracken, co-chair of the NACD Blue Ribbon...
View ArticleAdvice to Board Members From Batman’s Producer: Look East
Michael Uslan has been many things: a lawyer, a professor, an executive producer, and—most recently—a global media mogul; but he identifies most closely with the moniker that became the title of his...
View ArticleCyber Experts Offer Six Tips for Director Oversight
“Putting a Boardroom Lens on Cyber,” one of the final panels of the 2015 Global Board Leaders’ Summit, continued themes heard throughout Summit sessions. The panel focused on how to ask management the...
View ArticleBoard Oversight of Talent Strategy
Jim DeLoach The “war for talent” may be a trite phrase to some, but battles to find and keep the right people rage on nonetheless. In a study of the top risks for 2016, more than 500 participating...
View ArticleGlobal Volatility Seems Limitless
This is the second of a three-part series looking at the global economy and uncertainty in 2016. In our first post, we addressed the challenges of slow growth in developed and emerging markets. In our...
View ArticleHelp Your Company to Face Its Future Confidently
Jim DeLoach The uncertainty of looking to the future presses boards to consider how confident their senior executives and supporting teams are in executing strategy. How can the board help the...
View ArticleTop 10 Insights From NACD’s Master Class in Fort Lauderdale
NACD’s thought-leadership forum, Master Class, convened in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, late last year to discuss how corporate governance is adapting to the current operating environment. Dialogue among...
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