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It’s strangely common for board members to be woefully out of touch with a company’s client base or reputation. To be a strong director, step into the customer’s shoes, or audit support calls, and follow the firm on social media to see how it’s perceived...

The phenomenon known as “groupthink” has been associated with several business, political and social disasters throughout history. Board members should be particularly aware of its potential dangers to their organization. “Groupthink is the leading explanation for why groups of incredibly capable, experienced people make bad decisions,” ...

Corporate/public affairs is a specialism which covers a broad range of skills, not limited to external/internal communications, media relations, government relations, policy development, advocacy, campaigns, copywriting and editing, PR and crisis ...

When Hayley Woodin was thinking of giving back to the community while taking her career to the next level, one option stood out: serving on a board of directors. Woodin, the editor-in-chief of Canada's "Business In Vancouver" newspaper, jumped at the opportunity when one of the region's largest...

Audit committees face increasingly complex demands and expectations when it comes to cybersecurity. Oversight practices have expanded from an initial focus on protecting lost shareholder value after a breach to satisfying evolving regulatory compliance and diverse stakeholder demands. Usually performed by audit committees, this oversight responsibility should obtain a more...

We need a new model of sustainable cybersecurity. One that starts with a commitment at the board level to incentivize a culture of corporate cyber responsibility in which managing cyber risk is treated as a fundamental matter of good governance and good corporate citizenship...

Some corporate boards are forming committees to oversee science, technology and innovation, an acknowledgment that they matter as much to a company’s future as traditional concerns including audits and compensation....

A backlash against companies taking on issues ranging from climate change to abortion rights is helping to push shareholder proposals to record numbers this year. More advocacy groups are using these resolutions to try to inject their voices into the corporate agenda, questioning companies’ adoption of policies...

This week, Fortune released its Modern Board 25 list that features the most innovative boards of directors among S&P 500 companies. Marie Myers, CFO at HP Inc., is on the board of F5, a Seattle-based cyber security and ...

What’s expected of a top-performing board guiding a company through today’s deluge of risks? Or the whirlwind of forces shaping our future economy? ...