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Blog

· Feb 18, 2020

· 6 min read

How to track compliance & better assess risk

By The Diligent team

To track compliance and better assess risk legal operations teams & in-house legal departments need best-in-class legal technology solutions.

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Blog

· Feb 12, 2020

· 6 min read

Choosing the right board chair for your board

By The Diligent team

When considering the preferred characteristics for board chair a company needs to evaluate the maturity of the board's composition & risks.

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Blog

· Feb 12, 2020

· 6 min read

The benefits of a compliance software tool

By The Diligent team

The benefits of a compliance software tool help your company comply with regulations, but helps track overall organization performance.

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Blog

· Feb 12, 2020

· 6 min read

The importance of having an effective government website

By The Diligent team

Today's citizens are more likely to look for information about government services online than to pick up the phone and make a call.

Board members making decisions during a meeting

Blog

· Feb 11, 2020

· 6 min read

Board decision-making best practices

By The Diligent team

During times of major decisions, boards should have the opportunity to request and receive additional information to make informed decisions.

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Blog

· Feb 5, 2020

· 6 min read

Risk management best practices for entity management

By The Diligent team

When it comes to both entity management and risk management, one constant remains true: data drives all and better use of data prevents risks.

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Blog

· Jan 30, 2020

· 6 min read

The Caremark standard and the business judgment rule

By The Diligent team

As long as courts continue to apply the Caremark standard and the business judgment rule, board directors need to make sure to meet standards.

members of the compensation committee discussing shareholder interests

Blog

· Jan 27, 2020

· 6 min read

Creating consistency between shareholder interests and the compensation committee

By The Diligent team

It is important to create consistency between shareholder interests and the compensation committee to better handle the threat of activism.

Woman putting measures in place to prevent the risk of digital transformation for her board

Blog

· Jan 23, 2020

· 6 min read

Preventing digital transformation risk for your board

By The Diligent team

With digital transformation entering the boardroom, the inherent risk is greater & your board needs to use the right preventative measures.

An agenda planner showing the time of a school board's first meeting.

Blog

· Jan 21, 2020

· 5 min read

Example agenda for a school board committee's first meeting

By The Diligent team

The committee's first meeting agenda addresses business essential to the framework and purpose of the committee.

Professionals discuss the responsibilities of the general counsel.

Blog

· Jan 20, 2020

· 6 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.

School board member uses internal audit questionnaire

Blog

· Jan 14, 2020

· 6 min read

Internal audit questionnaire examples for school districts

By The Diligent team

Leveraging an internal audit questionnaire, district leaders consider the feedback of auditors to make substantial changes to processes.

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