In this issue: Feature Articles from 2016 First Quarter | Bonus Online Content | Calendar of Events | News
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10 QUESTIONS DOMINATING BOARDROOM AGENDAS IN 2016
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"We’re spending too much of our time on the past and not enough on the future."
BY MARIA ELANA LAGOMASINO
According to The WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation (WCD), these are the top questions directors are asking in their boardrooms so that they can be better prepared for what’s to come.
The questions, and responses from WCD members, were formulated as a follow-on from WCD’s Americas Institute, which was held this past fall.
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Directors & Boards' Director Education Webinar Series
Investigative Due Diligence: A Practical Guide To What Directors Need to Know
September 30, 2015
Refreshing the Board: Age or Term Limits, Skillsets and the Hard Conversation
September 16, 2015
Directors to Watch 2015: The Making of Successful Women Directors
August 19, 2015
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How to become an effective business leader.
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BY STAN POPOVICH
Sometimes, fear and anxiety can overwhelm us when we have to be a leader. Being a leader requires the ability to lead people in doing a certain task. This can sometimes be a little scary. As a result, here is list of ways in how to reduce the fear and anxiety of being a leader.
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A REMEBERANCE OF SALOMON BROTHERS
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A lesson manifested in the company of Bill Salomon.
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BY HENRY KAUFMAN
How did irresponsible financial behavior become so widespread? One reason was that markets have become increasingly depersonalized throughout the postwar period. One by one, leading investment banks shifted from partnerships to publicly held corporations, while at the same time their relations with clients became more strictly based on quantitative analysis.
I know from my own experience as a senior partner of Salomon Brothers that the shift from partnership to corporation had profound impact over time on the level of our risk taking and in our relationship with clients. Let me give you just a few examples.
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The John L. Weinberg Center’s 2016 Corporate Governance Symposium
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March 15, 2016
The symposium will begin with a panel of public company directors, investors, proxy advisory firms and other representatives from the corporate and investor community, and the Delaware judiciary, during which each panelist will share what matters most to them in 2016. The Symposium will provide attendees with cutting edge governance discussion and debate. This event will take place at the University of Delaware, in Clayton Hall, Room 125.
For more information and to register,
click here.
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2016 Catalyst Awards Dinner
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March 16, 2016
2016 Catalyst Award-Winning Initiative: Gap Inc.—Women and Opportunity. CEO Art Peck will accept the Catalyst Award for the game-changing global initiative that leverages Gap Inc.’s long-standing culture of equality and inclusion as a business tool to attract top talent, advance women’s representation globally, increase employee engagement and retention, and drive business results. The event will take place at the on March 16 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
Click here for more information and registration information.
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AMN Healthcare Leader Susan Salka Named Most Admired CEO
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Susan Salka, President and CEO of AMN Healthcare, has been named 2016 Most Admired CEO by the San Diego Business Journal.
The award is given out each year to industry leaders who have excelled over the past year in advancing their company's success and maintaining a positive work environment and team member satisfaction. Salka won the award in the category of Large Public Companies.
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General Mills Elects Maria Henry To Its Board Of Directors
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General Mills elected Maria G. Henry to its board of directors effective June 1, 2016.
Henry currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Kimberly-Clark Corporation, a global consumer products company, which she joined in 2015. Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark, Ms. Henry was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hillshire Brands, formerly known as Sara Lee Corporation.
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Hess Announces Changes to Board of Directors
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Hess Corporation announced that Dr. Mark Williams, Chairman of the Board of Directors, has announced his retirement, effective immediately, due to health reasons. James Quigley, former chief executive officer of Deloitte and a current director of Hess, has been named by the Board to succeed Dr. Williams, also effective immediately.
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