Food for Thought
Stephanie Resnick, Chair of the Directors' & Officers' Liability & Corporate Governance Practice Group at Fox Rothschild LLP, and John Fuller, Partner in the firm's Directors' & Officers' Liability & Corporate Governance Practice Group, discuss the growing number of states that have either enacted or are considering enacting statutes requiring diversity on boards. They highlight the increase in litigation surrounding non-diverse boards, as well as the expectations for this trend going forward.
Rob Lewis currently serves as Executive Director of Youth Headquarters in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. He has a diploma in theology from Vanguard College, Edmonton, Alberta, and is certified in Policy Governance proficiency. In this article, he investigates the challenges and benefits of the board's use of One Voice in communicating their direction concisely and effectively with their staff team.
Svetlana Kamyshanskaya is the founder of Primum Law Group, a boutique San Francisco law firm that assists international companies in starting-up U.S. operations. In this article, she explores the legal issues directors and officers need to be aware of as their organizations embrace data collection and deploy artificial intelligence, either directly or through third-party providers.
Dr. Joseph C. Santora is the founder of TST, Inc., a management consulting company, editor of the International Leadership Journal (internationalleadershipjournal.com), and an executive educator. In this article, he examines the argument for eliminating the dual role of board chair/CEO.
Kristin Dyak is digital marketing director at The Cyphers Agency, an integrated marketing and PR firm based outside of Washington, D.C. In this article, she discusses how board members can leverage social media and other digital tools to enhance governance.
Karl Besel, Ph.D., is professor of public administration and health management at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Northwest in Gary. Arturo Flores, Ph.D., is a lecturer and researcher at Universidad Anáhuac, Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico. Chae Young Chang, Ph.D., is assistant professor at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Northwest. In this article, the authors provide a summary of succession planning strategies (or a lack thereof) that are being implemented by nonprofits in the United States, Europe, and Latin America and discuss how nonprofit organizations, nationally and internationally, can begin to develop cultures of intentional succession planning.
Steve Mader and Shawn Oglesbee are partners in the Board Services practice at executive search firm ON Partners. In this article, they discuss some of the challenges and nuances of recruiting new board members.
Kristin Dyak is digital marketing director at The Cyphers Agency, an integrated marketing and PR firm based outside of Washington, D.C. In this article, she discusses how board members can not only ensure their organization is effectively promoting its mission on social media, but also to do so themselves.