by | | Corporate Governance, In the News, Women & Girls Leadership
Sonny Santistevan, CyberVista, September 11, 2018 California legislators have recently passed a bill that would mandate publicly-traded companies that are headquartered in California appoint one woman (at a minimum) on their board by the end of 2019. Boards with five...
by | | Corporate Governance, Crisis Management, Executive Presence, In the News, Leadership & Strategy, Perception & Psychology, Reputation Management
Eve Tahmincioglu, Directors & Boards, September 10, 2018 The Air Force is reportedly looking into Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent appearance on a popular podcast because it appears to showing the embattled executive smoking marijuana. It’s the latest in...
by | | Corporate Governance, Crisis Management, In the News, Leadership & Strategy, Perception & Psychology, Women & Girls Leadership
Richard Quest, Quest Means Business, CNN Money, September 10, 2018 It’s a pivotal moment for the #MeToo Movement and for CBS. Their Chief Executive, Les Moonves, is leaving the company immediately, pushed out by fresh accusations of sexual assault. Moonves...
by | | Corporate Governance, Crisis Management, Executive Presence, In the News, Leadership & Strategy
Dan Bigman, Chief Executive, June 25, 2018 When boards are in awe of founder CEOs, bad things can happen. Just ask former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. If Holder was to sum up the board’s role in the cultural meltdown at Uber that almost derailed the...
by | | Corporate Governance, Crisis Management, In the News, Leadership & Strategy, Reputation Management
Vanessa Fuhrmans and Rachel Feintzeig, The Wall Street Journal, June 21, 2018 Chief executives used to be able to operate with little scrutiny beyond their quarterly results. That’s no longer the case. Decades ago, board members were more likely to look the...
by | | Corporate Governance, In the News, Leadership & Strategy, Women & Girls Leadership
Jan Alexander, Robb Report’s Muse, May 29, 2018 If you follow the news of workplace sexual misconduct—and who doesn’t these days?—you’ve no doubt heard that investors in any number of companies are clamoring for more women on the board of...
