Clearly, Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) is a hot topic, by why should corporate boards focus on ESG? Looking as far back to 1997, the Business Roundtable published a Statement on Corporate Governance. Here’s an excerpt: “In The Business Roundtable’s view, the paramount duty of management and of boards… Read More
In my opinion, there are two points in the calendar year where board succession is the most prevalent. The first point in the year is in the late Winter/early Spring with February and March being the most active. The second most active point in the calendar year is September and… Read More
When recruiting board members, it’s natural to rely on tools that have been in your toolbox for many years. One of these techniques that has claimed center stage for decades is retained executive search. Lead Independent Directors, General Counsels/Secretaries to the Board, Nominating Committee Chairs and Chief Human Resources Officers… Read More
Do you have a strategy for building trust, respect, and friendship with the various contacts you’ve made at conferences and networking events? Now, amid the coronavirus epidemic and global lockdown, having such a plan in place is more critical than ever. To read more, please visit the original posting of… Read More
As I have represented executives for their interest in corporate boards seats for the last eleven years, there continues to be the question of whether being female is actually of value to the board. My counsel to my clients has been, that gender diversity alone is not a differentiating value. … Read More
The Chinese symbol for crisis combines the symbols for danger and opportunity. The current crisis presents terrifying risks and extraordinary opportunities to our country, our organizations and the field of HR. Given the current landscape, peacebuilding offers some insights and tools to think creatively about options for a post-COVID-19 world…. Read More
Along with the mystery of how to land the first board seat, comes the second mystery – understanding board of directors’ compensation. As potential clients of Summit Executive Resources consider the path to independent directorships, we are often asked for our insights into what components and how much is in… Read More
A new survey of global leaders shows potential paths for the future of work and the social contract between employers and employees. Every founder’s and leader’s assumptions, strategic plans, and visions for their companies’ futures have been profoundly changed by Covid-19. As the virus lingers, its economic impact will affect corporate culture for… Read More
As colleges and universities across the country debate whether to bring students back to their campuses this fall, hold all of their courses online or offer some hybrid of the two, they are rightly focusing on how to best address all of the complicated health and safety challenges. But as… Read More
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed, like no crisis before it, just how difficult it has now become for the United States and China to find common cause. One remarkable feature of the past few months has been the near-total lack of communication and cooperation between the world’s two leading powers,… Read More