Board of Directors

What Does the Future Hold for Benefit Corporations?

Brad Reid | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Nonprofits, Green, Corporate Social Responsibility, Benefit Corporations, Board of Directors, Business News

The very recently developed "Benefit Corporation" combines the capital-raising potential of the for-profit corporation and an obligation to demonstrate social performance.

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9 Steps To Being Happy In Your Career

Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 03.06.2012

I'm letting you off the hook for New Year career resolutions and I give you permission to take small and purposeful steps towards a career that will bring you happiness.

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Shareholders Must Go to the Corporation Before Going to the Courthouse

Brad Reid | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Shareholder Rights, Delaware Law, Business Judgment Rule, Director Accountability, Derivative Suit, Corporations, Board of Directors, Business News

While shareholders are the owners of a corporation, in everyday actions the board of directors and officers manage the business. If a shareholder disa...

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How to Fire a CEO

Penny Herscher | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Mark Hurd Resigns, Yhoo, Hpq, Meg Whitman, Mark Hurd, Cdn, Board of Directors, Ceos, Carol Bartz, Cadence Design, Hewlett-Packard, H-P, Business News

If you do have the misfortune to need to fire a CEO, at least make that a well-managed, dignified, confidential process.

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Corporate Boards in a Time of Change, Uncertainty, and Rising Expectations

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Stakeholders, Women, Leadership, Governance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Sustainability, Economy, Director, Board Room, Risk Management, Innovation, Corporate, Corporate Boards, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business, Corporate Management, Non-Executive, Social Media, Future Proofing, Newscorp, Ethics, Ceos, Board of Directors, Business News, Sustainability, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth, Diversity, Business News

I think the most exciting and important development is that there is greater public awareness of corporate governance and boards, which is vital. It's no longer a black box, or a mysterious room.

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Why You Need Your Own Board Of Directors

The Grindstone | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Business Tips, Career Advancement, Socializing-at-Work, Board of Directors, Social Workplace, Success Tips, Co-Workers, Career Advice, Women in Business, Women News

In large companies, a board of directors is essential. They’re there to inspire, provide feedback and ultimately decide where money should be invest...

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New York Federal Reserve Director Provokes Accusations Of Conflict Of Interest

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Kathryn Wylde, Economic Crisis, Bank of America, Federal Reserve, New York City, New York Federal Reserve Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, State Attorneys General, Eric Schneiderman, Attorney General, Bank of New York Mellon, Board of Directors, Business News, Financial Crisis, Citigroup, Business News

NEW YORK -- A director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, who is supposed to represent the public, has provoked criticism that she has a conflic...

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SEO: An Open Letter to CEOs and Boards of Directors

Larry MacDonald | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Business Development, Increasing-Revenue, New-Business, Sales, Board of Directors, Ceos, Online Marketing, Websites, Web Design, Seo, Search Engine Optimization, Profitability, Technology News

Search engine optimization? CEOs and board members, as well as managers of international companies wrote me asking why they should be concerned about ...

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Boards in Times of Crisis

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Ceos, Board Room, Board of Directors, Business, Business News, Corporate, News of the World Hacking Scandal, News of the World Hacking, News of the World Closing, News of the World, Business News

News International decided to close the News of the World. It is a bold gesture, but it does not negate the need for a larger look at the way the company runs and the way the board operates.

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My Trip to England: The Power of Boards

Michael Kaiser | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Arts Management, England, Vivien Duffield, Board Member, Board of Directors, Boards, Arts, Royal Opera House, Kennedy Center, UK Arts, Arts News

As England, and much of the rest of the world, attempts to build more private support for the arts, it will be essential that board members open their hearts and their rolodexes and come to feel a vital part of fundraising endeavors.

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If You're Writing A Business Plan, Talk To This Guy

AOL Small Business | ROD KURTZ | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Institutional Investor, Aol Small Business, General Electric, Software Startups, Rob Adam, Entrepreneur, Board of Directors, Business News

The Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition is one of the nation's best. Rob Adams, the competition's director and a member of our Board of Director...

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5 Things You Can Learn From Warren Buffett

AOL Small Business | CLINT GREENLEAF | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Berkshire Hathaway, David Sokol, Investing, Board of Directors, Warren Buffett Investing, Berkshire Hathaway Meeting, The Office, Investment Tips, Clint Greenleaf, Charlie Munger, Lubrizol, Business News

The "Oracle of Omaha" has plenty of advice to impart to entrepreneurs and investors alike. Clint Greenleaf, the founder and CEO of Greenleaf Book Grou...

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Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Sued Over Sokol Scandal

Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Berkshire Hathaway, Lubrizol Corp, David Sokol, Shareholders, Carrie Kizer, Investment, Board of Directors, Warren Buffett, MidAmerican Energy, Delaware's Chancery Court, NetJets Inc, Business News

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Warren Buffett, former top lieutenant David Sokol, and the rest of Berkshire Hathaway Inc's board of directors were sued o...

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Steve Jobs Reelected To Disney Board

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, Steve Jobs, Health Concerns, Jobs Disney, Apple, Board of Directors, Bob Iger Glass Lewis, Ceo, Disney, Ipad, Business News

BURBANK, Calif. — Shareholders of The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday re-elected its entire board including Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs, despite concerns...

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Forming A Board Of Directors: 5 Things You Need To Know

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Charlotte Jensen | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Board of Advisers, 5 Things You Need to Know, Advisory Board, Beverly Behan, Corporate Governance, Board, Management, Board of Directors, Home News

Thinking about forming a board of directors for your business? First, you should probably figure out if you really need one. While a formal board of d...

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Future Proofing the Boardroom: Today's Agendas

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Director, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Corporate Sustainability, Corporate Governance, Governance, Research, Ceos, Future Proofing, Board Room, Technology, Risk Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, Board of Directors, Business, Innovation, Networking, Cleantech, Stakeholders Clean Technology, Green News, Science, Business News, Non-Executive, Corporate Management, Startups, Corporate Boards, Economic Growth, Energy, Corporate, Economy, Business News

The board room agenda is going through a reformation. What are some of the essential things that boards and board members need to think about? Five areas need an update.

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Future Proofing the Boardroom: Grounding and Stargazing

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

The role of modern corporate boards is the juxtaposition of grounding and stargazing. Grounding is about making sure that the company fulfills all o...

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How To Deal With A Bad Board Member

Steve Blank | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Risk Taking, Advisory Board, Board Member, Board of Directors, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Job Creation, Risk, Silicon Valley, Small Business America, Business News

Tied at the hip, VC's and entrepreneurs take large risks together. VC's invest in startups with minimal tangible assets and no certainty about the product's viability, market size or customer adoption. Entrepreneurs face all that, and add one more risk to their list: the bad board member.

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Beyond Optics: Why Board Diversity Really Matters

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Director, Women in Business, Leadership, Women?S Leadership, Quotas, Corporate Sustainability, Gender Equality, Corporate Governance, Governance, Gender, Future Proofing, Board Room, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business, Ngo, Affirmative Action, Innovation, Networking, Diversity, Women, Ceos, Board of Directors, Business News, Non-Executive, Corporate Management, Corporate Boards, Women Directors, Non Profit, Stakeholders, Economy, Corporate, Business News

Clearly, it looks odd these days for a board to be comprised of only white men, but does diversity make a difference in real economic terms? Does it actually affect the bottom line?

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The Role of Non-Executive Board Directors Today

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

As a non-executive board director, I have been thinking a great deal about what it means to do this role in today's environment.

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Why Oracle's CEO Should Be Fired and Its Board Sued by Shareholders

Georges Ugeux | Posted 05.25.2011

Compensation of CEOs is generally deemed outrageous. But what is now at stake, is that, while the amounts themselves are outrageous, their correlation to performance is questionable, too.

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Quota Me on This: U.S. Companies Should Enact Board Quotas

Dr. Sasha Galbraith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gender Equality, Quotas, Women, Corporate Governance, Affirmative Action, Board of Directors, Gender, Norway, Ceos, Women in Business, Networking, Business News

Should the United States jump on the female quota bandwagon? Norway has had a quota law in place for the past four years stipulating that all publicly...

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Barnes and Noble Approaching Deal On Board Of Directors

New York Times | Michael J. De La Merced | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ronald W. Burkle, Board of Directors, Yucaipa Companies, Barnes and Nobles, Books, Stephen Bollenbach, Ronald Burkle, Bookselling, Bookstores, Books News

Barnes & Noble is close to a deal with the investment vehicle of the billionaire Ronald W. Burkle over a potential settlement that would avoid a protr...

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BP CEO Tony Hayward May Be Forced Out Over Handling Of Oil Spill

AP | By CHRIS KAHN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shares, Bp, Shareholders, Board of Directors, Tony Hayward, Oil Spill, British Petroleum, Deepwater Horizon, Ceo, Gulf Oil Spill, Wall Street, Texas City, Exxon Valdez, Business News

NEW YORK (AP)-- So far, BP's Tony Hayward has failed in his efforts to stop people from losing faith -- or money -- in his company. But he can't stop...

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Jeb Bush, Henry Paulson Tapped By Bloomberg For Charity Board

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bloomberg Philanthropy, Maya Lin, Henry Paulson, Bloomberg LP, Board of Directors, Cory Booker, Manny Diaz, Bloomberg Charity, Mayor Bloomberg, Jeb Bush, Michael Bloomberg, New York News

NEW YORK — New York City's billionaire mayor has tapped former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Henry Pau...

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