CURRENT ISSUE
November/December 2025 - Vol. XLVI No. 275
Independent Board Chairs – Trends and Issues
By Bradley Goldberg, Beth Sasfai and Jon Avina
While activists lose interest, independent board leadership is becoming the norm.
IR, Activism and the Boardroom
By Peter W. McDermott
Is your board really tapped into shareholder concerns? Seek insights from IR.
The Evolving Role of Board Observers
By P. Michelle Gasaway and Jeremy Winter
Sometimes contentious, sometimes helpful, observers remain little understood.
The Board Owns Sustainable Growth
By Gib Hedstrom
If ESG is dead, why is it still so vital to the company’s (and the world’s) future?
CEO Succession and the CHRO
By Ani Huang and Anthony Nyberg
Leadership change is a corporate flash point. Why not benefit from the skills of HR?
LAST 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.
PREVIOUS 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.
