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In this issue: Feature Articles | Bonus Online Content | Calendar of Events | News
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Five networking rules
for getting a board seat
By JILL GRIFFIN
Networking is more than a fleeting conversation. It’s a series of interactions. These connections are vital to helping you search out board opportunities. Moreover, when companies hone in on one or two candidates, they’ll do reference checks among people they know and trust. As a result, it’s critical to continuously expand and enrich your network and get to know people who can vouch for you.
Fish Where the Fish Are: Landing a board seat is both a numbers game and a contacts game.
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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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FROM THE NEW ISSUE: 2nd Quarter 2016
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Better board process for better company results.
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By B. JOSEPH WHITE and WILLIAM K. HALL
Experienced directors know the difference between compliance and effectiveness. Legislation, regulation, listing standards and proxy advisory services demand compliance with checklists of requirements focused mainly on people (e.g., director independence) and structure (e.g., committees). But it is board process — the work directors do and how they go about it — that matters most in achieving effectiveness.
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How not to fire your director.
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By JIM KRISTIE
 For just about all of the 40-year publishing history of Directors & Boards, our authors’ advice has been that if you have an underperforming director you should just get rid of them. One of the most popular articles we ever published was titled “How to Fire a Director.” Another of our articles in his oeuvre took a more diplomatic high ground that we titled, “What To Do About the ‘Opportunity Cost’ Director?” Hint: Fire them.
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Board Myths & Realities in a Global Economy
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May 26, 2016
What do directors need to know about the global economy? In an international marketplace, global economic developments can have a significant impact on the strategic imperatives of U.S.-based companies. How do directors differentiate between economic risk and economic opportunity? Discussion questions include: What questions should directors ask about the global economy? Should China matter to me? Should I be concerned about what the European Central Bank is doing? Should I be worried that the decline in gasoline prices is creating rising services inflation?
Click here for more information about this event.
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Women: Building an Inclusive Economy in the Digital Age
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June 9-11, 2016
The Global Summit of Women announced that the 2016 Summit will be hosted by Poland on June 9-11, 2016 in Warsaw at the Warsaw Hilton Hotel. The Summit's theme for 2016 is, "Women: Building an Inclusive Economy in the Digital Age" to follow up on the 2015 Summit which explored women's creativity and innovation. The 2016 Summit will showcase women's inventiveness in establishing new businesses as well as in accelerating growth in business leadership in the digital economy.
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Semler Brossy Report Summarizes Revised Dodd-Frank Rules
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Semler Brossy, a leading national executive compensation consulting firm, has released an overview of proposed rules and regulations for section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act that would apply to incentive-based compensation at certain financial institutions. The comment period for the proposed rules ends July 22, 2016.
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Twitter Adds BET's CEO to its Board
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 The CEO and chairman of BET, Debra Lee, has joined Twitter's board of directors, according to a company announcement made last week.
The addition of Lee diversifies the board to be a better reflection of the diverse community Twitter serves. Lee is Twitter's first African-American board member.
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Signature Bank Announces Election of New Director to Its Board
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 Signature Bank, a New York-based full-service commercial bank, announced today the election of a new member to serve on its board of directors. Derrick D. Cephas joined the Signature Bank board, effective April 21, 2016, following his election at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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