Dr. Noa Gafni is a thought leader and expert in social innovation. She speaks frequently on topics related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, contributes to leading publications, and consults with clients on how impact and inclusion drive innovation. In this article, she gives an assessment of the current backlash against ESG and diversity, equity, and inclusion and what it means for boards.
{"title":"What Boards Need to Know: What's Next for Stakeholder Capitalism","authors":"Noa Gafni","doi":"10.1002/bl.30281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30281","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dr. Noa Gafni is a thought leader and expert in social innovation. She speaks frequently on topics related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, contributes to leading publications, and consults with clients on how impact and inclusion drive innovation. In this article, she gives an assessment of the current backlash against ESG and diversity, equity, and inclusion and what it means for boards.</p>","PeriodicalId":100193,"journal":{"name":"Board Leadership","volume":"2025 198","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143565078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J.D. Pincus, Ph.D., is chief innovation officer at Leading Indicator Systems (d/b/a AgileBrain), focusing on emerging methods for measuring emotion and motivation, including the unified pyramid model of human motivation and the AgileBrain measurement technique. In this article he presents the application of his framework of emotional needs to the problem of board effectiveness.
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Sabrina Walker Hernandez is President and CEO of Supporting World Hope, where she emphasizes how a culture of accountability not only drives organizational success but also ensures compliance with emerging regulations. In this article, she explores the critical importance of accountability within corporate governance.
{"title":"Creating a Board Culture of Accountability","authors":"Sabrina Walker Hernandez","doi":"10.1002/bl.30279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30279","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Sabrina Walker Hernandez is President and CEO of Supporting World Hope, where she emphasizes how a culture of accountability not only drives organizational success but also ensures compliance with emerging regulations. In this article, she explores the critical importance of accountability within corporate governance.</p>","PeriodicalId":100193,"journal":{"name":"Board Leadership","volume":"2025 198","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143565079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kilian Moote is a managing director within the ESG advisory practice at Georgeson, a provider of strategic shareholder engagement, proxy solicitation, and governance consulting services. In this article, he discusses trends for the coming year relating to environmental, social, and governance-related proposals and other issues facing corporate boards.
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Dr. William B. Calder is Director of the Center for VVM Research. In this article, he discusses the use of values, vision, and mission statements in the assessment of a nonprofit's performance by its board and senior leadership.
{"title":"Board Assessment of NPO Performance Using VVM","authors":"Dr. William B. Calder","doi":"10.1002/bl.30277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30277","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dr. William B. Calder is Director of the Center for VVM Research. In this article, he discusses the use of values, vision, and mission statements in the assessment of a nonprofit's performance by its board and senior leadership.</p>","PeriodicalId":100193,"journal":{"name":"Board Leadership","volume":"2025 197","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143113167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Meghan Anzelc, Ph.D., is the founder and CEO of Three Arc Advisory. Christina Fernandes-D'Souza is the firm's vice president of Data Science. In this article they discuss what board directors should do to govern their own use of AI in the boardroom; the current state of AI offerings; areas of higher and lower risk use and how to know if AI is the wrong solution.
Meghan Anzelc 博士是 Three Arc Advisory 的创始人兼首席执行官。Christina Fernandes-D'Souza 是该公司的数据科学副总裁。在这篇文章中,他们讨论了董事会董事应该如何管理自己在董事会中对人工智能的使用;人工智能产品的现状;使用风险较高和较低的领域,以及如何判断人工智能是否是错误的解决方案。
{"title":"AI-Powered Boardrooms: The Future of Governance","authors":"Meghan Anzelc Ph.D., Christina Fernandes-D'Souza","doi":"10.1002/bl.30276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30276","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Meghan Anzelc, Ph.D., is the founder and CEO of Three Arc Advisory. Christina Fernandes-D'Souza is the firm's vice president of Data Science. In this article they discuss what board directors should do to govern their own use of AI in the boardroom; the current state of AI offerings; areas of higher and lower risk use and how to know if AI is the wrong solution.</p>","PeriodicalId":100193,"journal":{"name":"Board Leadership","volume":"2024 196","pages":"4-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142587922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dr. Joseph C. Santora is the founder of TST, Inc., a management consulting company, editor of the International Leadership Journal, and an executive educator. In this article, he explores the rationale for former CEOs not to assume the board chair position.
{"title":"Staying Too Late at the Table: Retiring CEOs Should Not Remain on the Board","authors":"Dr. Joseph C. Santora","doi":"10.1002/bl.30275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30275","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dr. Joseph C. Santora is the founder of TST, Inc., a management consulting company, editor of the <i>International Leadership Journal</i>, and an executive educator. In this article, he explores the rationale for former CEOs not to assume the board chair position.</p>","PeriodicalId":100193,"journal":{"name":"Board Leadership","volume":"2024 196","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142587921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Achyut Phadke is a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson, and Brian Rivas Boessenecker is a litigation associate at the firm. In this article they explore how directors' duties are shifting in response to evolving business and legal risks, five years after the Delaware Supreme Court's Marchand v. Barnhill decision. The authors highlight important areas of oversight directors should prioritize, including compliance, cybersecurity, and AI.
{"title":"Evolving Risk Oversight Obligations for Directors: Emerging Trends to Watch","authors":"Achyut Phadke, Brian Rivas Boessenecker","doi":"10.1002/bl.30272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30272","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Achyut Phadke is a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson, and Brian Rivas Boessenecker is a litigation associate at the firm. In this article they explore how directors' duties are shifting in response to evolving business and legal risks, five years after the Delaware Supreme Court's <i>Marchand v. Barnhill</i> decision. The authors highlight important areas of oversight directors should prioritize, including compliance, cybersecurity, and AI.</p>","PeriodicalId":100193,"journal":{"name":"Board Leadership","volume":"2024 196","pages":"6-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142587920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annalisa Barrett and Susan Angele are both senior advisers with KPMG's Board Leadership Center. In this article, they discuss the underrepresentation of Asians and Latinos in the boardroom and the need to bolster board diversity.
Annalisa Barrett 和 Susan Angele 都是毕马威董事会领导力中心的高级顾问。在这篇文章中,她们讨论了亚裔和拉美裔在董事会中代表性不足的问题,以及加强董事会多样性的必要性。
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Libby Wagner is a poet and president of Libby Wagner & Associates, offering expertise in leadership, strategy, management, and executive team development that helps organizations create environments where clarity and increased trust lead to unrivaled results. In this article, she discusses the need for boards to provide the time and space for employees to come to emotional terms with major organizational changes, such as mergers and acquisitions.
{"title":"Why Board Leadership Must Give “Merger Grief” Its Due","authors":"Libby Wagner","doi":"10.1002/bl.30271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30271","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Libby Wagner is a poet and president of Libby Wagner & Associates, offering expertise in leadership, strategy, management, and executive team development that helps organizations create environments where clarity and increased trust lead to unrivaled results. In this article, she discusses the need for boards to provide the time and space for employees to come to emotional terms with major organizational changes, such as mergers and acquisitions.</p>","PeriodicalId":100193,"journal":{"name":"Board Leadership","volume":"2024 195","pages":"5-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142244778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}