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What a tangled web we weave when attempting to deceive..
Twice in 2011 I suspected parties with whom I had business relationships of stealing money. Both times I asked for specific documents over a 5-12 month period until I had sufficient information to prove the fraud and take further action. … Continue reading
Posted in Board Leadership, Crisis Management, Culture / Ethics
Tagged board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, board questions, character, corporate board of director, corporate director, corporate governance, crisis, crisis leadership, culture, document requests, employee hot lines, employees complicit, entitled, ethics, fraud, fraud investigation, independent directors, leadership, risk, Strategy, Talent, tone at the top
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Using Social Media – a personal viewpoint
As promised, here is my explanation of how I use blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and Linked-In. I first signed up for Facebook so I could communicate with my then 18-year-old Great niece, who was leaving a very small town in Northern … Continue reading
Posted in Board Leadership, Crisis Management, Culture / Ethics
Tagged Bilton, blogs, board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, board questions, corporate board of director, corporate governance, creativity, crisis, crisis leadership, culture, ethics, facebook, independent directors, innovation, integrity, leadership, NPR, risk, social media, Strategy, tone at the top, twitter
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Social Media Challenges & the Board – Social Media Guru, Doug Chia
Doug Chia is Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel for Johnson & Johnson. His interview with TK Kerstetter addressed “Educating Board Members on Social Media Challenges”. Board members need to understand how Social Media is being used by the company … Continue reading
Posted in Board Leadership, Crisis Management, Culture / Ethics
Tagged board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, board questions, character, corporate board of director, Corporate Board of Directors, corporate director, corporate governance, crisis, crisis leadership, culture, ethics, independent directors, innovation, integrity, leadership, risk, Strategy, tone at the top
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Building a board
TK Kerstetter conducted a great interview with Linda Rebrovick, Nom/Gov Chair, HealthStream. She provides valuable information concerning the women’s organizations with directories of experienced women directors. The challenges she faces as Nom/Gov Chair: Board Evaluations guide the company to have … Continue reading
Posted in Board Leadership, Crisis Management, Culture / Ethics
Tagged board evaluations, board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, board questions, character, company valuations, corporate board of director, Corporate Board of Directors, corporate director, corporate governance, diversity, diversity of thought, independent directors, innovation, integrity, leadership, performance, risk, Strategy, tone at the top
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Women CEO’s/directors, a nod to diversity..or something else?
In July, USA Today reported “Fortune 500 companies that had a woman at the helm for all of 2009 were up an average 50%.” And according to Forbes: “as a group they outperformed the overall market–companies dominated by male chief … Continue reading
Posted in Board Leadership, Crisis Management, Culture / Ethics
Tagged board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, CEO hiring, CEO selection, CEO succession, character, corporate board of director, Corporate Board of Directors, corporate director, corporate governance, creativity, crisis, crisis leadership, culture, ethics, independent directors, integrity, PepsiCo, REI, risk, Strategy, Talent, tone at the top
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200 major companies call for action on climate change
Leaders of nearly 200 major companies around the world have called for tougher action on climate change. The 2C Challenge, co-ordinated by the Prince of WalesCorporate Leaders Group, says that climate change puts society’s future prosperity at risk. But the window … Continue reading
Posted in Board Leadership, Crisis Management, Culture / Ethics
Tagged board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, board questions, character, Climate Change, corporate board of director, corporate director, corporate governance, crisis, crisis leadership, culture, environmental risk, ethics, independent directors, integrity, leadership, risk, Strategy, tone at the top
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Board term limits-CEO dream come true
I didn’t know how many CEO’s would love to have term limits for Directors on their company’s Board of Directors. Term limits would solve numerous issues: 1. Many boards have at least one problem director 2. Boards need “refreshing” in a … Continue reading
Posted in Board Leadership, Crisis Management, Culture / Ethics
Tagged board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, character, corporate board of director, Corporate Board of Directors, corporate governance, crisis leadership, culture, family owned public company, independent directors, integrity, leadership, risk, Strategy, tone at the top
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The Wizard of Lies
I shared the stage with Diana Henriques, author of “The Wizard of Lies”, who shared her insights about Ponzi perps. We’re hard-wired to trust people, so we need guiding principles to follow: invest only with funds which have third-party consultants, … Continue reading
Posted in Board Leadership, Crisis Management, Culture / Ethics, Examples, Prepare for the crisis
Tagged board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, board questions, character, corporate board of director, Corporate Board of Directors, corporate governance, creativity, crisis, crisis leadership, culture, ethics, family owned public company, fraud investigation, integrity, leadership, risk, Strategy, tone at the top
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R.E.M & Board Composition
The best board member is the one who knows when it’s time to leave. The question we all need to ask ourselves every year is “am I adding value to the board?” and “is there someone else with a different … Continue reading
Posted in Board Leadership, Crisis Management, Culture / Ethics, Uncategorized
Tagged board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, board questions, CEO hiring, CEO selection, CEO succession, character, corporate board of director, Corporate Board of Directors, corporate director, corporate governance, crisis, crisis leadership, culture, ethics, independent directors, integrity, leadership, Strategy, tone at the top
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R.E.M & Board Composition
The best board member is the one who knows when it’s time to leave. The question we all need to ask ourselves every year is “am I adding value to the board?” and “is there someone else with a different … Continue reading
Posted in Board Leadership, Crisis Management, Culture / Ethics, Uncategorized
Tagged board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, board questions, CEO hiring, CEO selection, CEO succession, character, corporate board of director, Corporate Board of Directors, corporate director, corporate governance, crisis, crisis leadership, culture, ethics, independent directors, integrity, leadership, Strategy, tone at the top
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