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Corporate boards today are providing oversight to an ever-expanding set of issues — from the impact of technology like AI to cybersecurity risks to regulatory and talent concerns, to name a few. Yet populating boards with the right portfolio of skills is a balancing act. Our survey found that board...

As AI continues to advance at an exponential rate, businesses are realizing that traditional governance methods are struggling to keep up with the complexities of the modern digital economy. The rise of the Chief AI Officer in the C-suite underscores this shift, buttressing ....

The cyber threat landscape continues to rapidly evolve. In 2023, the FBI received a record 880,418 cybercrime complaints from the American public, with potential losses exceeding $12.5 billion.2 Yet the actual impact is likely much more significant, the FBI explained: “As impressive as these figures appear, we know....

As the purview of a CFO continues to expand, having an effective team will be key. McKinsey research finds that finance chiefs need experience and skills beyond traditional expertise in planning, budgeting, and risk mitigation. “CFOs now serve as board advisers and CEO consiglieri on organizational...

The challenges of the climb compound the closer one gets to the top. The trail from the final camp to the summit is dubbed “the death zone,” where thin air and brutal weather combine to create confusion and hallucinations, as well as a host of health-related ....

Given the weight of their roles, today’s COOs are expected to have a clear cross-functional understanding of every C-suite function and a deep familiarity with the markets. As they’re managing supply chain and labor strategies, for example, COOs are also immersing themselves in a company’s customer ...

Demonstrating advanced professional achievement and personal growth, a board role offers great scope in influencing the future of an organisation through impactful decision-making, as well as providing opportunities to hone and expand your skillsets required for navigating complex commercial challenges....

Marketers are attempting to sidestep political brawls over concepts like brand purpose, ESG and diversity by softening language and avoiding related messages, but they aren’t giving up on such efforts....

The day before Advanced Micro Devices Inc. approved Chief Executive Officer Lisa Su’s bonus in February, the chipmaker scrubbed the gendered title of chairman from its bylaws, part of “technical, modernizing, clarifying and conforming changes.”...

With all the new challenges coming up, from geopolitics to generative AI and digitization to sustainability, being a board director is probably more complex than ever. New topics pile onto the board agenda almost by the day. We’ve also seen a ...