Lead Director Initiative

Crisis prevention and readiness

Insights from board and business leaders on assessing crisis readiness and response plans and steps for enhancing line of sight.

Facilitating the board’s engagement in strategy

Lead directors are uniquely positioned to create the right level of engagement and facilitate quality boardroom discussions on strategy.

Maintaining a high-value board-CEO relationship

Directors and CEOs share their views on how boards can help support their CEOs and management teams.

On the 2020 nom/gov committee agenda

Seven items for nom/gov committees to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2020 agendas.

The pitfalls of performance targets

While performance targets are powerful tools in driving the right culture, they can also pose major risks.

Crisis prevention and readiness

Insights from board and business leaders on assessing crisis readiness and response plans and steps for enhancing line of sight.

Make time for robust strategy discussions

Allocating time to strategy discussions is essential, but it is just the first hurdle in getting the strategy process right.

Directors Quarterly: April 2019

In this edition: board engagement in strategy, highlights from our Board Leadership conference, voting in proxy fights, and more.

The portfolio company lead director

The private equity portfolio company lead director can be key to building board agendas, serving as a mentor to the CEO, and leading oversight of strategy development and execution.

How lead directors can facilitate board engagement on strategy

Insights from lead directors and independent chairs on how they facilitate board engagement in the strategy process.

Facilitating the board’s engagement in strategy

Lead directors are uniquely positioned to create the right level of engagement and facilitate quality boardroom discussions on strategy.

Navigating disruptive risk

Dedicating time to think about the future is vital to navigating disruptive risks.

Championing successful CEO succession

Independent lead directors and independent chairs play a pivotal role in helping ensure their boards are ready for a CEO change.

How lead directors are helping their boards keep pace

Lead directors are focusing on board composition and diversity, and enhancing board operations and oversight processes.

Board leadership

Companies and investors continue to grapple with what constitutes the optimal leadership structure for boards.