Boardroom Networking: the Swiss army knife of life Apr 30, 2009 By Geoff Loftus 6 min read The last 12 months or so have been downright ugly. We’re talking Aunt Matilda-ugly, and you can’t begin to conceive how ugly my... Read More
Boardroom Learning from past mistakes Feb 28, 2009 By Janine Armin 6 min read Sometimes a shake-up is just what a company needs to shape up. Take Siemens, the Munich-based global electronics company that was... Read More
Boardroom Rewriting the book Feb 28, 2009 By Brendan Sheehan 7 min read Change is one of the few constants in the world of business. When it comes to technology, US companies have become famous for... Read More
Boardroom Security divide Jan 31, 2009 By Erik Sherman 11 min read When PricewaterhouseCoopers surveyed executives last year, asking them, among other things, what the primary driver of corporate... Read More
Boardroom Human capital Dec 31, 2008 By Brendan Sheehan 5 min read Identifying and employing the best corporate directors and senior executives is an extremely difficult task, and one that is only... Read More
Boardroom Fiction becomes fact Dec 31, 2008 By Tim Human 3 min read It sounds like the plot of a science fiction film: intelligent robots wreaking havoc while executives quiver beneath their sheets... Read More
Boardroom Giving to get back Nov 30, 2008 By Brendan Sheehan 3 min read While US presidential candidates argued about healthcare, Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick signed into law legislation to help... Read More
Boardroom Hedge funds in hiding Nov 30, 2008 By Gwen Moran 10 min read Shareholder proposals and proxy actions have become par for the course at most large public US companies. The majority of... Read More
Boardroom Owning up to risk Nov 30, 2008 By Brendan Sheehan 8 min read New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and a handful of activist shareholders may have achieved what US Congress and the SEC has... Read More
Boardroom Trying to be fair in unfair times Nov 30, 2008 By Brendan Sheehan 5 min read With the financial markets in free fall and the powers in Washington bickering over which companies deserve taxpayer-funded... Read More