Directors & Boards eBriefing: October 24

eBriefing

Volume 12, Number 19 • October 24, 2016
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Article of the Month

 

Why Is the Acquisition a Disaster?

Some guidance to help understand how to prevent a disastrous acquisition — and for assessing what went wrong, to fix the acquisition in time, and to prevent the company from going down the same path again
BY JEFFREY CHERTOFF

We have all experienced this as C-suite executives and members of boards looking on as peer companies merge, or acquire — and the combined firm does not deliver on the promises.  Questions top-of-mind for us:  What went wrong? What can be fixed? Why was the promise unfulfilled?






 
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In Remembrance: Arnold Palmer

Golf and Business, According to Arnie

BY ARNOLD PALMER

Ed. Note: Arnold Palmer  died on Sunday, Sep. 25, 2016, at the age of 87. Click below to read an excerpt from “Arnold Palmer on Golf and Business,” an article published in Directors & Boards in 1983 in which the golfing legend discussed the business dimensions of the sport with the journal’s then publisher and now chairman emeritus, Milton Rock.
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From Jim Kristie

Roadmap to the Boardroom

BY JIM KRISTIE

One of the big mysteries of business life for many executives is how to get on a corporate board. 

I have written in this space before about how often I am approached by aspirants to board service. Asked-for aid can be everything from guidance on navigating what seems like a Byzantine process of board selection to actual placement of an individual’s CV into the hands of those who will be doing the selecting.

My chief piece of wisdom that I convey is that it is not “who you know” but “who knows you.” 
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Events

Women Corporate Directors' 2016 Americas Institute
NOVEMBER 3-4

WCD's 2016 Americas Institute at the Coca-Cola Headquarters in Miami, Florida will be a gathering of more than 125 women directors from all over the Americas and around the world. This forum will consist of conversations with CEO's of global companies, panels, roundtable discussion groups, and engagement in a community of trust that brings a diversity of perspectives together. Keynote Speaker: Valerie Plame, Director, Global Data Security and Starling Trust; former CIA Operations Officer; Co-Author of Blowback and Burned.
 
THIS CONFERENCE IS FOR WOMEN WHO ARE ALREADY ON CORPORATE BOARDS OR LARGE FAMILY/PRIVATE COMPANY BOARDS. For more information, contact info@womencorporatedirectors.com
NDI Board of Directors of the Year Awards Dinner
NOVEMBER 9

The National Directors Institute will host the annual Board of Directors of the Year awards dinner, where awards will be given to a private and a public company board for their outstanding performance in 2016. This event also connects other C-level executives and board directors to talk about the issues that matter most to you and your business, and candidly discuss real-world solutions for effective governance. This event takes place at The Westin Chicago River North in Chicago, IL 60654.
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NEWS

ADVICE TO NEW CEOS

A new blog post from RHR International is titled, "What I Wish I Had Known Then...As a New CEO." The post offers six pieces of advice to help new CEOs quickly adjust to the learning curve that comes with the role.  To read the post, click here.
LEAD OR GET OUT OF THE WAY IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY

Strong leadership pays dividends in the digital economy, where continuous innovation, rapid decision making, and a global mindset are essential to success. Oxford Economics surveyed more than 4,100 executives and employees around the world and from diverse industries during the second quarter of 2016. The study, Leaders 2020, finds that companies that get digital leadership right perform better in the marketplace. 
 
Key findings are that these companies: report stronger financial performance — they are 38% more likely than others to report strong revenue and profit growth; and they are building a stronger leadership pipeline — they have more mature strategies and programs for hiring skilled talent (85% vs. 64% of others), building diversity (56% vs. 48%), and succession planning (72% vs. 50%).
 
To learn more about the study and download the executive summary, visit   www.oxfordeconomics.com/thought-leadership/leaders-2020.
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT RELEASES 2016 LITIGATION TRENDS ANNUAL SURVEY

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has released its 2016 Litigation Trends Annual Survey. This year’s survey polled more than 600 corporate counsel representing companies across 24 countries on disputes-related issues and concerns. 
 
Survey respondents — primarily general counsel — indicate an upward trend in virtually all of the metrics relating to litigation and the broader disputes area. An expansive report can be found at   www.litigationtrends.com.
THOMAS E. NOONAN JOINS THE BOARD OF INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE

Thomas E. Noonan has joined the board of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), an NYSE-traded operator of global exchanges and clearinghouses and provider of data and listings services. Noonan is an entrepreneur who has started and sold companies focused on technology and cybersecurity, including Internet Security Systems, and currently is a general partner of TechOperators, which is an early-stage venture fund. He was also appointed as a member of ICE’s risk committee.

For more board appointments, click here for the Directors & Boards Roster.
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