CEO Letter
By Peter R. Gleason
On Board Purpose
Summer 2022 Issue
Directorship® Magazine
Trending Oversight Topics
Governance Surveys
Center for Inclusive Governance
Cover Story
Lessons From the Global Financial Crisis
By Stephen L. Boane
Amid a possible recession, today's boards can learn these five lessons from executives and boards who met the challenges of the last great financial crisis.
Editor's Note
By Elena Loveland
Challenges—and Opportunities—for Boards
Features
Corporate Social Activism: To Speak Up—or Not?
By Mandy Wright
Ten Questions to Ask Before Joining a Public Company Board of Directors
By Sara B. Brody and Jason T. Nichol
Boardroom Guide
How Compensation Decisions Support CEO Succession
Columns
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The Director's Chair
In the Wake of California Diversity Rulings, We Have Only Begun to Fight
By Keith D. Dorsey
Actions for finding diverse board candidates.
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Keeping Count
Talent Remains King While Climate Risk Is a Lesser Concern, Latest NACD Public Company Survey Finds
By Mandy Wright
Key insights from the 2022 NACD Public Company Board Practices and Oversight Survey.
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Director's Dilemma
The Board Scraps the Strategy. Now What?
By Julie Garland McLellan
A director ponders what to do after the board abandons the company's strategy.
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In Practice
Ten Steps to a Better Board Partnership
By Scott Engler and Evan Grossman
To improve efficiency, effectiveness, and performance, boards can strengthen the board-management relationship by following these steps.
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Viewpoint
Don’t Be Distracted by the Upcoming Battle Over the SEC’s Climate-Related Disclosure Rules
By Anthony O'Reilly
Guidance to prepare for climate-related disclosures.
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Viewpoint
Company Rules of Engagement to Enter—or Not Enter—a Political Battlefield
By Richard Torrenzano
Guidance for boards weighing the risks of speaking out.
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