Quantum Opportunity Across Four Tech Innovation Frontiers
By Andrea Bonime-Blanc
Quantum technology presents risk and opportunity across industries. Here’s what directors should know—and do—now.
Fall 2026 Issue
From Directorship® Magazine
Columns
- The Board’s Strategic Role in Operationalizing Innovation
- When AI Algorithms Control Earnings Reactions
- Point/Counterpoint: To Go Public or to Stay Private?
- Why Mergers Fail When Strategy Is 'Right'
- Transforming Governance into a Growth Strategy
- How the Board Can Get the COO Position Right
- Beyond ROI: A Conversation with Purvee Kondal
- Onboarding
Director Advisory
- Human Capital Governance and the Compensation Committee’s Remit
- Strengthening Board Engagement as Volatility Tests Strategy
- Four Overlooked AI Signals Every Director Should Watch
- A Mid-Cycle Guide for Compensation Committees
- How Boards Influence Successful Carve-Outs
- The Hidden Costs of CEO Succession
- Governing the Convergence of AI and Cyber Risk
Cover Story
How to Stage a Strategic Intervention
Explore what boards can do about a failing or lacking strategy.
Features
In-depth stories that explore topics affecting both you and your boards.
When Data Governance Has No Borders
By Noah Kirsch
Learn how new regulations, AI, and geopolitical tensions are reshaping oversight of cross-border data governance.
Corporate Governance in a Shrinking Public Market
By Jessica Hoffman Brennan
Explore how market forces and private capital are redefining corporate governance and the strategic value of a public listing.
CEO Letter
By Peter R. Gleason
Seasons of Change
Editor's Note
By Anita Narayan
Broadening the Strategic Lens
Columns
Short articles that offer insight from directors and experts, as well as board appointment news.
The Board’s Strategic Role in Operationalizing Innovation
By Heather Wishart-Smith
Boards that confuse innovation activity with innovation outcomes put long-term value at risk. This is what disciplined innovation oversight actually requires.
When AI Algorithms Control Earnings Reactions
By Tatiana Ferreira
AI algorithms now control the initial market reaction to earnings releases. Here's how boards can address this shift.
Point/Counterpoint: To Go Public or to Stay Private?
By Phyllis Campbell and Jack Lazar
Uncover the benefits of both being a public company and being a private firm in this dual-argument column.
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Directors' Corner
Why Mergers Fail When Strategy Is ‘Right’
By David Fubini and Patrick Sanguineti
Discover why many mergers fall short of expectations and what boards can do to protect and realize value.
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Private Company Governance
Transforming Governance into a Growth Strategy
By Dennis J. Cagan
Here’s how establishing clear governance authority resolved conflict and improved performance at one family-owned company.
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C-Suite Connect
How the Board Can Get the COO Position Right
By Nathan Bennett and Stephen A. Miles
Most COO appointments fail because boards often don't oversee role design or ensure organizational support.
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Certified Director Insights
Beyond ROI: A Conversation with Purvee Kondal
By Heather Kierzek
Hear from an NACD certified director about why effective AI oversight requires boards to evaluate culture, talent, and execution readiness.
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Onboarding
Onboarding
Compiled by Heather Kierzek
Meet the newly named directors at Alaska Air Group, Upwork, and more in the fall 2026 issue of Directorship.
Director Advisory
Thematic content provided by NACD partners.
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Talent Oversight
Human Capital Governance and the Compensation Committee’s Remit
By By Ken Kuk, John M. Bremen, and Robert Newbury
Discover how compensation committees are formalizing human capital oversight by renaming themselves and expanding their charters.
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Strategy Oversight
Strengthening Board Engagement as Volatility Tests Strategy
By John H. Rodi and Patrick A. Lee
Discover how directors can enhance their oversight of strategy execution and weather volatility to drive competitive advantage.
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AI Oversight
Four Overlooked AI Signals Every Director Should Watch
By Michael Lyman, Orlan Boston, and Dannetta Bland
Discover four board priorities that determine whether AI creates lasting value or hidden liability.
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Pay Plans
A Mid-Cycle Guide for Compensation Committees
By David Bixby and James Limmer
Optimize your board's pay governance with this mid-cycle compensation committee agenda.
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Financial Oversight
How Boards Influence Successful Carve-Outs
By Scott Barcroft
Here's how boards can help management protect organizational value during a deal.
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Succession Planning
The Hidden Costs of CEO Succession
By R.J. Bannister and Robin A. Ferracone
Boards can leverage integrated compensation data and continuous scenario planning to avoid the pitfalls of CEO transitions.
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Emerging Technology
Governing the Convergence of AI and Cyber Risk
By Tiffany Kleemann and Andrew Morrison
Here's why the convergence of AI and cybersecurity demands a new kind of boardroom leadership.