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  CEO succession strategies shift amid disruptions

  COVID-19, social unrest, and other disruptions have put a premium on effective board oversight of CEO and leadership succession planning.

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  Raising the board’s game and focusing on the future

  Amid unprecedented disruption and uncertainty, navigating the future will require a sharp focus on near-term and longer-term strategy and risk.

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  ESG, Human Capital Management and the Public Markets Impact on Compensation

  Insights into ESG factors and the potential impact on strategic agendas and business practices.

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  Refocusing on culture and employee engagement

  Board considerations for sustaining culture and engagement in a postpandemic environment.

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  Is the board helping the business keep pace?

  How boardroom leaders can help position their companies for the future.

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  Directors Quarterly: April 2021

  The U.S. economic outlook, how internal auditors are adjusting to changing risk profiles, findings from our director pulse survey, and more.

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  COVID-19’s impact on diverse employees and talent strategy

  Cali Williams Yost, founder and CEO of Flex+Strategy Group, discusses how boards should consider the needs of diverse employees.

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  Views from the boardroom: 2021 pulse survey

  Our survey findings point to an increased focus on stakeholders, the urgency of climate risk, the strategic implications of cybersecurity and data governance, and a sharp spotlight on leadership.

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  Earning trust by measuring up

  In an interview with the Board Leadership Center, Lex Suvanto of Edelman shares his views on earning stakeholder and shareholder trust.

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  Board oversight of workforce well-being

  Focus areas for boards as they broaden their talent oversight responsibilities.

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  Directors Quarterly: January 2021

  Priorities for board and audit committee agendas in 2021, tips for driving progress on diversity, and how to better envision the future

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  Getting better at seeing ahead

  J. Peter Scoblic, co-founder of Event Horizon Strategies, offers insight on how organizations can become more effective at envisioning the future.

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  Investors’ annual stewardship reports: Takeaways for boards

  Engagement activities and proxy votes from some of the world’s largest asset contain several messages for corporate directors.

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  On the 2021 board agenda

  Nine issues for boards to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2021 agendas.

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  On the 2021 nom/gov committee agenda

  Seven items for nom/gov committees to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2021 agendas.

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  On the 2021 private company board agenda

  Drawing on insights from our work and interactions with public and private company directors and business leaders, we’ve highlighted nine items for private company boards to consider as they focus their 2021 agendas.

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  On the 2021 audit committee agenda

  Seven issues for audit committees to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2021 agendas.

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  On the 2021 compensation committee agenda

  Six issues for compensation committees to consider as they carry out their 2021 agendas.

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  An audit committee lens on ESG reporting

  KPMG Audit Partner Maura Hodge poses five questions for the audit committees to consider as they evaluate their companies’ ESG strategy and reporting.

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  Women on San Diego corporate boards

  KPMG and the WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation examine the gender diversity of the boards of publicly held companies headquartered in San Diego.