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Each week, The Modern Board newsletter from Fortune senior writer Lila MacLellan explores topics including corporate governance, board innovation, DEI and sustainability, talent strategy, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and strategies to drive performance. Sign up here.
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Post-pandemic corporate boards are ripping up old playbooks and updating ‘stale definitions of leadership’
By Lila MacLellanOctober 10, 2023
Executives in a meeting whisper to each other
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4 red flags that point to a toxic board culture: ‘The signs are quick and ominous’
By Lila MacLellanOctober 3, 2023
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7 expert-backed strategies to bridge the gap between boards and cyber leaders
By Lila MacLellanSeptember 26, 2023
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How women and people of color can create a high-impact board résumé: ‘Now you get my attention’
By Lila MacLellanSeptember 19, 2023
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Companies are turning to ‘Shadow Boards’ to keep in touch with the real world
By Lila MacLellanSeptember 12, 2023
The average CEO ‘mega grant’ is $155 million but board explanations for the big payouts are ‘a little thin’
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The average CEO ‘mega grant’ is $155 million but board explanations for the big payouts are ‘a little thin’
By Lila MacLellanSeptember 5, 2023
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Michael Bloomberg made a radical decision to ax his entire board of directors. Was that a good idea?
By Lila MacLellanAugust 29, 2023
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Boards that recruit CEOs straight from consulting companies may regret it: ‘There is nothing about management consulting that prepares anyone to be a CEO of anything’
By Lila MacLellanAugust 22, 2023
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Employees say corporate claims of ESG progress are baloney according to a new survey, and boards had better pay attention
By Lila MacLellanAugust 15, 2023
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Here’s how much big companies are paying their board members according to the latest data
By Lila MacLellanAugust 8, 2023
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Boards have ‘a cultural distaste for confronting the CEO,’ says a Columbia Business School professor. Here’s why that’s a problem—and how they can get past it
By Lila MacLellanAugust 1, 2023
There were even more ESG shareholder proposals this proxy season than last year—Here’s why investor support for them tanked
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There were even more ESG shareholder proposals this proxy season than last year—Here’s why investor support for them tanked
By Lila MacLellanJuly 25, 2023
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Companies still see LGBTQ+ board representation as ‘frivolous,’ according to a corporate advocate
By Lila MacLellanJuly 18, 2023
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Boards share their key concern as A.I. race heats up: How do we keep ourselves out of trouble?
By Lila MacLellanJuly 11, 2023
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There are worrisome implications when executives sit on several boards at once
By Lila MacLellanJune 27, 2023
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