Tag Archives: Corporate Board of Directors

Google on men and women differences

This is a must see interview: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/women-in-the-google-workplace/16A9B911-E7D9-4E1D-99E1-979CB1B0F35C#!16A9B911-E7D9-4E1D-99E1-979CB1B0F35C

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CEO Denise Morrison WSJ interview

Denise Morrison also participated in the WCD Global Institute in NYC last week.  She focused on the role and importance of building relationships and advice from a mentor.  When I was with Aetna Realty Investors, the Department Head, Bill Russell, signed … Continue reading

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We can create a crisis!!!

When we give a key employee a 2% raise and the CEO a 25% raise, aren’t we building in employee dissatisfaction and maybe even a culture of unfairness and haven’t we just CREATED a risk to the organization?  While we’re … Continue reading

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Companies in Crisis: Walmart & CRT

Two stories concerning federal investigations hit the news this week. The New York Times outlined in detail Walmart’s alleged actions after being notified by a former executive at Walmart’s largest foreign subsidiary, Wal-Mart de Mexico, of rampant and widespread bribery … Continue reading

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“There’s no intention to waste money.Sometimes it just happens.”

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY has experienced interesting interpretations/actions of Duty of Loyalty and Duty of Care from the board. One member of the hospital’s board obtained for the pharmacy that he owned the exclusive right to market prescription … Continue reading

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Biking as a leadership model!!

Riding a bicycle is more relevant to better leadership models through a “sense and respond” focus, rather than “predict and control” from a Financial Services Roundtable article and a WSJ article focuses on changing the way restaurants serve customers.  Both … Continue reading

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To regulate or not to regulate???

Shouldn’t we, as business people, be applying sound business ethics to the way we do business and steering clear of the gray areas?  Shouldn’t we have a bar that’s higher than the minimum required of us legally?  As a small … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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