Top 10 Corporate Governance Articles for 2017; Most Notable Director Appointments

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Volume 13, Number 40 • Dec. 11, 2017
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Featured Article


2017's Top 10 Corporate Governance Stories

By Eve Tahmincioglu

Corporate governance disruptors in 2017 included massive cyber breaches; virtual annual meetings; the Trump presidency; and blockchain mania.

And that's what drove the most-read articles on  Directors & Boards this year.

Directors & Boards covered a host of key topics on the minds of directors this year and made sure to keep board members up to date on the latest news impacting the boardroom, the corner office and beyond.

Click here for a rundown on the top 10.
 

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Director Appointments


Notable Directors in 2017

By Barbara Wenger

The 2017 director appointments represented an outstanding group of additions including many with experience in government, technology, and climate change. The group also counted an impressive array of women leaders heading to the boardroom.

Click here to see some of the notable appointments announced this year in Directors & Boards’ Directors Roster.

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Best Practices

A Guide to Reading Your CEO's Leadership Style

By Bonnie Gwin, Ryan Pastrovich and Jeff Sanders

Directors today must be able to read CEOs as well or better than they read a profit-and-loss sheet. Many of the board’s most critical duties depend on it: CEO succession planning, performance review, compensation, development and selection.

All of these require subtle and nuanced judgments that go beyond the chief executive’s experience, competencies and past performance to the question of leadership style: How exactly does our CEO lead? How well does that style fit the company’s current situation? And what can we as a board do to accentuate the CEO’s strengths and manage the blind spots?

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News

Boards Still Quiet on Sexual Harassment

By April Hall

The firing of Today show’s anchor Matt Lauer over sexual harassment allegations could lead to millions of dollars in lawsuits and loss of ad revenues for NBC News’ parent Comcast, according to some reports.

In hindsight, company executives are taking a strong stand. “A team of the most experienced NBCUniversal Legal and Human Resources leaders have begun a thorough and timely review of what happened and what we can do to build a culture of greater transparency, openness and respect for each other,” said Andrew Lack, chairman of NBC News, in a memo to staffers sent out late last month.

But was the issue on the radar screen of Comcast’s board directors before news broke of the Lauer scandal given how such situations can impact the bottom line?

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