CURRENT ISSUE
September/October 2025 - Vol. XLVI No. 274
AI for Tomorrow’s Boardrooms
By Paul Smith
AI will reshape the work, role and even the concept of corporate boards.
Why CEOs Should Not Choose Their Successors
By Christian Muntean
Too often, boards defer new CEO selection to the current CEO.
Battling Board Overconfidence
By Jonathan T. Marks
Boards can grow comfortable in “not knowing what they don’t know.”
Business and Human Rights in the Trump Administration
By Jonathan Drimmer, Yousuf Aftab and Elinoam Abramov
Washington is targeting many social responsibility standards, but expanding others.
The Value of HR Leaders on Corporate Boards
By Hollie Castro
People skills on diversity, stakeholder and workforce issues are modern governance assets.
LAST ISSUE
July/August 2025 - Vol. XLVI No. 273
Cultivating a High-Performing Board
By Beverly Behan
Research shows board excellence requires several key ingredients, carefully blended.
Board Succession Planning: The Blueprint and the Talent
By Claudia Pici Morris, Kim Van Der Zon and Anthony Goodman
Does a director retirement trigger your search process? If so, you are already too late.
M&A Decisions Done Right
By Jonathan F. Foster
Most modern dealmaking actually benefits shareholders…but only with smart governance.
Help Wanted: Boardroom AI Expertise
By Heather Redman
How do you find the AI experts your board will need? Look in some unexpected places.
The Independent Chair as a Driver of Shareholder Value
By Henry D. Wolfe
The non-exec chair can be the ideal advocate for maximizing returns.
PREVIOUS ISSUE
May/June 2025 - Vol. XLVI No. 272
Mastering Board Leadership Succession
By Gillian Lansdowne
The chair role is both the most — and least — formal position in governance.
Strong Middle Management = Strong Governance
By Mark Watson
Middle managers are the front-line leaders your board taps for success.
Antitrust and Mergers in the New Trump Era
By Andrew Goodman, James Brown and Kuai Yu
Overall, expect lighter M&A regulations — but with surprises.
Driving Ethical AI Governance
By Kyriakos Lambros
How does a board balance its technical oversight with deeper ethical concerns?
The “Gift of Scars”
By Robyn Weatherley
The best advice on doing the board role right comes from those who have seen it go wrong.
PREVIOUS ISSUE
March/April 2025 - Vol. XLVI No. 271
Action Items For Proxy Season 2025
By Brian V. Breheny, Raquel Fox and Page Griffin
Surging support for governance proposals, more “no action” requests… are you ready?
Independent Board Directors and Private Equity
By Dennis Cagan
The “members only” view toward PE boards is evolving.
Diverse Dialogue: A Board’s Secret Weapon
By Lieke Bos and Alice Breeden
Is your boardroom inclusive for the differing types of directors?
The Future of Board Committees
By Jamie. C. Smith
Time to shake up their charters (and maybe the committees themselves).
Chevron, Cyber, AI and Your Board
By Ilona Cohen
Overturning U.S. “Chevron deference” is only one regulatory change boards face now.
