Managing Your Board
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Turning Over the Reins at Hill Holliday
Issue: Jack Connors: Managing Succession
In picking his successor as head of ad agency Hill Holliday, founder Jack Connors focused on an insider
Analysis: Mike Sheehan on Taking Over
Respect for a founder's unique role in company culture is key to preserving the best of it, says the CEO of Hill Holliday
Comment: What Would You Do?
—Gloria W.
Reader Poll
Should a CEO be allowed to pick his successor?
Globality: Harold L. Sirkin
Warnings from Iceland
Iceland went from boom to bust and could be headed for a double dip. Could the same happen in the U.S.?
RISK MANAGEMENT: BEN W. HEINEMAN JR.
Redefining the CEO Role
How fundamental governance changes within corporations can enhance accountability and increase investor confidence
Headhunter Hint
Plain Old Hard Work
Perspiration still wins over inspiration. Being a professional doesn't mean you have to be super-motivated in everything you do. It means playing at the top of your game and performing as if you were inspired.
—Mark Jaffe, Wyatt & Jaffe
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Top Stories
Lesson from BofA: Avoiding a Succession Debacle
Having an actionable emergency CEO succession plan ensures your board will avoid the criticism now plaguing Bank of America in the wake of Ken Lewis' resignation
Capitol Hill's Corporate Governance Agenda
Say on pay, proxy access are a given, writes Directorship's Judy Warner
Shaking Up Your Board of Directors
Smart boards and nominating committees will put together slates of corporate directors that can stand up to increased shareholder scrutiny and activists
New Law Gives Shareholders More Power
Delaware entities will have to put shareholder nominees on the proxy and reimburse successful campaigns. The SEC and the Senate have new regs in store, too
A New Agenda for Boards of Directors
Directors need to restore trust and reset their goals, says Ira M. Millstein, associate dean for corporate governance at the Yale School of Management
Albert Gordon: Financial Leadership the Old-Fashioned Way
The Kidder Peabody legend brought a purposefulness and responsibility to the business that his contemporary counterparts would do well to learn
CEOs Change, but Problems Can Persist
Does sending a CEO packing help in troubled times? Experts aren't so sure
Boards Must Take On Risk Management
You've heard of the Qualified Financial Expert, or QFE? Perhaps your board should consider a new acronym as well: QRE, Qualified Risk Expert
Executive Compensation: What Obama's Plan Means
The Administration's attempt to deal with excessive pay is more about procedure than substance and will allow most companies to self-govern
Directors' Pay: The Median Is the Message
Director compensation at large-cap companies is beginning to moderate
Outsourcing Gets Crimped by Recession
Discretionary IT projects are getting the ax as companies review costs, hurting sales and growth for outsourcing providers
Corporate Governance
Governing in a Recession
Fraud's Red Flags
Inside China's Boardrooms
Directors: Remember the Basics
To Compete, Boards Have to Go Global
Governance: The View from Both Sides
Bruce Freed: Boards Should Scrutinize Political Spending
Corporate Governance in China and India
Proxy Access: On to the Next Battle
Boards Behaving Badly
Board Talent Getting Scarcer
The Problems with Boards
Succession Planning
What If Someone Hires Your CEO?
Succession Planning: A Board Imperative
When Should CEOs Be Fired?
Emergency CEO Succession Planning
The Indispensable Succession Plan
McCormick's Successful Succession Plan
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- Plus: The Indispensable Succession Plan
- Plus: An Embarrassment of Succession Fiascoes
An Embarrassment of Succession Fiascoes
Smoothing Out Succession
The Succession Opportunity
The Succession Timetable
Board Committees
The Changing Board
How to Become a Director
How to Get on a Board
Video: How to Get on a Board
How to Decide on a Board Seat Offer
What New Directors Need to Learn
CEO Compensation
Board Pay Still Rising
Q&A with Compensation Consultant Pearl Meyer
Bill George: Nonperforming CEOs
Paying Big-Time For Failure
Competitive Pay for Private Companies
The Elite Circle of $1 CEOs
Leadership Development
Enhance Managers' Skills in a Downturn
E-Tools That Help Teach Leadership
Define Your Personal Leadership Vision
Preparing Execs for Asia Assignments
Interactive Case Study: Jeff Immelt's Green Day
Leaders Need 'Just Enough Anxiety'
Leadership: It's All About Them
How to Be a C-Suite Churchill
People Do What People See
Leadership Is About Doing, Not Saying
Lessons from Harvard: Survival Guide for Leaders
It's Time to Pass the Ball
Why Leadership Means Listening
Strategy and Execution
Organizations Need Structure and Flexibility
Demonstrating the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Cut Costs Like Avon—Not Home Depot
When Your Company Outgrows Its Board
What Apple Knows That Facebook Doesn't
Skilling's Appeal and Enron's Legacy
Why 'How' Matters More Than Ever
When the 'Silver Tsunami' Fails to Hit
Jim Champy: Outsmarting the Competition
A Green and Bumpy Road for CEOs
Interactive Case Study: Re-engineering Xerox
The Innovation Engine: The Upside of Recession
Doodling for Profits
How to Market in a Recession
Corporate Governance in China and India
What Can Microsoft Offer Yahoo?
What Went Wrong at Citi and Merrill
From Harvard Business: Recession 2008: Take the Offensive
Predictably Surprised in 2007—and 2008
Interactive Case Study: Jet Blue's Fare Decision
Google: A Druckerian Ideal?
- Plus: The Best Places to Launch a Career
- Plus: The Most Innovative Corporate Cafeterias
- Slide Show: Good Eats—At Work
Demystifying Strategy: The What, Who, How, and Why
Beverly Behan: The Boardroom
Six Alarm Bells for Corporate Board Members
National Association of Corporate Directors President Ken Daly on six things that should alarm directors about a company's risk governance
Harvard Business Online
Why Wagoner Had to Go
Companies finding themselves in a downward spiral need fresh views, not just redoubled efforts to do the same thing while waiting for the recession to end, says Rosabeth Moss Kanter
The Drucker Difference: Rick Wartzman
AIG, and Drucker's Glimpse at a Very Dark Place
The AIG debacle brings to life Peter Drucker's warning about how societies can suddenly unravel, writes Rick Wartzman
CEO Insight: Meg Whitman
Meg Whitman on the Right Culture
Former president and CEO of eBay, Meg Whitman discusses the cumulative positive effects that come from facing tough dilemmas, making decisions, and then explaining them to people
Viewpoint: SpencerStuart
A New Leadership Model for Financial Companies
The Wall Street crisis calls for the new financial-services firms to be run much like conglomerates and for executives with much greater depth and breadth of management skills
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—Jeremy Garlington, Management IQ
Featured Special Report
CEO Guide: Aging IT Workforce
Learn about companies including IBM, Boeing and CA, which are facing a shortage in engineers. The coming dearth of IT specialists threatens to curb demand for mainframe computers and make it harder for U.S. companies to compete
