Every week I sit with small-cap board members who are confused by what they read in governance books and articles and hear at conferences. Sometimes I … [Read more...]
Book Review: “Digital Resilience: Is Your Company Ready for the Next Cyber Threat?”
We all know the names: Target, Equifax, Sony, Yahoo, Marriott. If you were directly affected by those cyber breaches, you might even remember where … [Read more...]
Three Examples from ‘18 of How Better-Governed Companies Make More Money
At the end of every year, I try to pass along to CEOs some of the best examples I came across from the preceding 12 months – examples of how and why … [Read more...]
Understand Who Should Be on Your Board? “I Don’t Think You Do…”
A memorable moment from the iconic television show, Seinfeld: Agent : I'm sorry, we have no mid-size available at the moment. Jerry : I don't … [Read more...]
Boardrooms, Abbey Road, and Mountaineering
Adam J. Epstein has a wide-ranging (and sometimes lighthearted) discussion with BoardProspects CEO, Mark Rogers. On book writing, catch phrases, … [Read more...]
An Interview: Board Recruiter Takes on Middle-Market Challenges
Beth Stewart is the founder and CEO of Trewstar Corporate Board Services, a search firm dedicated to corporate board recruitment for high-growth … [Read more...]
Tesla’s Board Was A Buy-Side Failure
Countless articles have been written, and interviews undertaken, in the last couple of months regarding Tesla’s travails, and the behavior of its CEO, … [Read more...]
Everything You Wanted to Know About Microcap Boards
A recent, groundbreaking piece of research entitled Microcap Board Governance (which was undertaken by Annalisa Barrett and commissioned by IRRC … [Read more...]
The Transition from Large-Cap to Small-Cap Boardrooms Can Be a Rocky One
Experienced small-cap investors are often circumspect when large-cap officers and directors join the board of a small-cap company. Precedent suggests … [Read more...]
Legal and CorpGov Best Practices Aren’t Always Aligned
“Well, if our corporate counsel’s principal role isn’t to guide the board with respect to best practices, then why are we paying them so much to … [Read more...]
