All Briefs
2018
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On Governance: Agility in Your Boardroom
November 07 | Joel Koblentz, Founder, The Koblentz Group | Comments (0)Boards are expected to be more alert and foresighted. They must be prepared for more rapid situational assessment, faster reaction time and creative solutions for creating value and representing shareholders’ interests.
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Contrary to the Hype—Real Trends in Nontraditional Work
November 02 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Comments (0)The perception about the growth of the nontraditional workforce is out of line with hard data. While the number of independent contractors earning income through online labor market platforms has been growing, except for the transportation sector, these platforms represent a tiny share of income and total hours worked in the US economy, and are highly concentrated in certain specific occupations.
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Executive Series: Sometimes, It’s Actually Not About the Work
October 31 | Pat Stortz, Head of Employee Communications, AT&T | Comments (0)Technology is forcing corporate executives to work harder than ever, so it’s important to understand that sometimes work commitments need to take a back seat. There’s a strong chance that colleagues (or you) are facing a personal crisis and it can be hard to know what to do to support them. Being there to support them in whatever way they need it is a good start.
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Q&A with Rhoden Monrose: Engaging Young Professionals on Associate Boards of Nonprofit Organizations
October 30 | Rhoden Monrose, Founder and CEO, CariClub | Alice Korngold, Author, A Better World, Inc.: How Companies Profit by Solving Global Problems...While Governments Cannot | Comments (0)Companies promoting associate board experience for their young workers can cultivate leadership skills and loyalty among early and mid-career employees. Young employees want a level of social impact engagement that they find meaningful and accessible in the workplace. Providing that opportunity helps companies solve one of their biggest challenges: attracting and retaining the workforce of the future.
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On Governance: Responding to Imprecision in the Voting Recommendations of a Proxy Advisor
October 30 | Bernard Sharfman, Associate Fellow, R Street Institute | Comments (0)Institutional investors should always be in a position of making an informed vote, whether or not a proxy advisor can help in making them informed.
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New Research from the Governance Center
October 26 | ESG Center | Comments (0)During the last three months, the Governance Center released four pieces of research that cover CEO and executive compensation practices, CEO succession practices, the Delaware bench and bar perspectives on the job description of a corporate director, and an analysis of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations.
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CPA-Zicklin Index: More S&P 500 Companies Score High in Political Transparency
October 25 | ESG Center | Comments (0)While political control of Congress in 2019 is unknown two weeks before Election Day, what is known is the number of S&P 500 companies receiving high scores for political disclosure and accountability continues to increase. That is a major finding of the 2018 CPA-Zicklin Index.
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Commonsense Corporate Governance Principles 2.0 Launched
October 19 | ESG Center | Comments (0)Seven CEOs of companies that are members of The Conference Board Governance Center are among 20 who have signed on to the Commonsense Corporate Governance Principles 2.0, which has been endorsed by the Governance Center and the Business Roundtable and will be hosted by the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at Columbia Law School.
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Book Discussion: Governance Professors Explain Revolutionary Board Model
October 18 | ESG Center | Comments (0)The authors of the book “Outsourcing the Board: How Board Service Providers Can Improve Corporate Governance” recently sat down with Governance Center Executive Director Doug Chia to discuss their unique idea for a new corporate board model. A video of that discussion is available on-demand.