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  • Governance Insights Blog
  • Succession
Succession planning for C-suite and board positions is not just a checkbox on an organizational to-do list; it’s a strategic imperative that can determine a company’s future success or failure.
  • Board Governance
  • Governance Insights Blog
When creditors take control of a debtor, they count on a newly appointed board to achieve their investment objectives, but, overwhelmingly, these boards fail to meet creditors’ expectations.
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  • Planning
  • Strategy
This two-part series was designed to first stimulate reflective thinking about the roles of Board related to strategy formulation, planning and oversight.
  • Family Business
  • Governance Insights Blog
Understanding governance and its relationship to family business legacy is critical for family and non-family board members and advisors.
  • Board Governance
  • Governance Insights Blog
The majority of companies allocate insufficient time and effort to assess their Intellectual Property assets, their value and to what use they serve.
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  • Planning
  • Strategy
Plans are necessarily granular and specific in description, action, and time; whereas, Strategy could be said to be more abstract and demand working at a theoretical level.
  • AI: Artificial Intelligence
  • Governance Insights Blog
  • Cybersecurity
In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, the threats posed by cybersecurity and technology failures are pervasive and escalating.
  • AI: Artificial Intelligence
  • Governance Insights Blog
The application of AI in hiring for Governance and Advisory Boards also comes with significant risks and challenges, including unconscious bias, affinity bias, under-represented data sets, and the absence of any gray area related to experience.
  • Governance Insights Blog
  • Board Journey
Pursuing a board position is a significant commitment that requires careful consideration and preparation.
  • Board Journey
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  • Networking
The old adage is true – who you know can be as important as what you know. Networking is a powerful tool, especially when aiming to secure a board seat.
  • Family Business
  • Governance Insights Blog
  • Succession
Thirty years ago, a modest grocery business was founded by John Woods. Throughout the years, his tireless effort turned a small company into a strong organization led by John and his wife.
  • ESOP
  • Governance Insights Blog
This blog will address certain key issues that the Board of Directors of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) owned company need to focus on.