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Group go through their retiring or departing board of directors checklist

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· Aug 21, 2026

· 12 min read

Retiring or departing board members checklist

By The Diligent team

A step-by-step offboarding checklist for boards: what to prepare before a board member departs, at the final meeting and after the seat is vacated.

Board members using a board portal software

Blog

· Aug 21, 2026

· 19 min read

Board portal: The 2026 guide

By Meghan Day

Secure platform for board documents, meetings, e-voting and governance. 2026 guide covering features, benefits and FAQs.

A board member choosing to abstain from voting

Blog

· Aug 21, 2026

· 11 min read

Abstain from voting at a board meeting: What it means and how abstentions are counted

By Meghan Day

Learn what it means to abstain from a board vote, how abstentions are counted and best practices for handling them.

Professional assessing corporate governance metrics that are important to investors.

Blog

· Aug 21, 2026

· 14 min read

Why is corporate governance so important?

By Meghan Day

Discover why corporate governance is important and how it protects investors, strengthens boards and builds lasting value.

Municipal board addresses rolling quorums and open meetings inside pictured hall

Blog

· Aug 21, 2026

· 11 min read

Municipal boards: Avoid a walking quorum and follow open meeting laws

Writing on governance, risk, compliance and audit since 2020

By Kezia Farnham

A walking quorum can put municipal board members in breach of open meeting laws. Learn how to spot and avoid one.

Professionals discuss the responsibilities of the general counsel.

Blog

· Aug 21, 2026

· 9 min read

10 responsibilities of the general counsel in the boardroom

By The Diligent team

It is important to understand the 10 responsibilities of the general counsel in the boardroom and how that differs from other board roles.

Colleagues within an organization following the 21 step succession planning checklist

Blog

· Aug 21, 2026

· 12 min read

21-step succession planning checklist to smooth your next transition

By Meghan Day

Use this 21-step succession planning checklist to identify successors, plan emergency transitions and keep board-ready plans current.

An executive discussing the differences between the CEO vs. Chairman of the Board

Blog

· Aug 21, 2026

· 14 min read

CEO vs chairman: How are they different?

By Jessica Donohue

Chairman leads the board, CEO leads the business. Learn the differences, why companies separate the roles and how governance best works.

stars circling the text reading GRC with the world lightly displayed as a backdrop

Blog

· Aug 21, 2026

· 24 min read

GDPR compliance: what is it and are you fully compliant?

By The Diligent team

Learn what GDPR compliance means, the seven core principles and the steps to build an audit-ready privacy program.

Board members having a meeting emphasising the importance of a board succession planning template

Blog

· Aug 21, 2026

· 15 min read

Board of directors succession planning template

By Meghan Day

Build a board succession planning template with a competency matrix, candidate pipeline, chair succession guidance and NCUA rules.

board members discussing a strategy for board of directors succession planning

Blog

· Aug 21, 2026

· 19 min read

Board succession planning: Identifying & developing future board leaders

Writing on governance, risk, compliance and audit since 2020

By Kezia Farnham

Learn how to build a board succession plan that closes skills gaps, ensures continuity and meets director expectations.

Board members using a CEO evaluation tool to assess the CEO

Blog

· Aug 21, 2026

· 16 min read

CEO evaluation tool: Conducting a thorough board-led evaluation

By Meghan Day

Learn how to run a board-led CEO evaluation that turns confidential feedback into fair pay decisions and stronger succession planning.

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