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· Dec 5, 2019
· 6 min read
What are the benefits of a school board governance committee?
By The Diligent team
The school board governance committee may review and assess new or existing policies or governance procedures.
· Dec 3, 2019
Assessing the senior management team’s strategic planning
It's important for the board to understand how to properly assess the senior management team's strategic planning, helping to guide the vision
· Dec 2, 2019
The strategic purpose of the senior management team
Senior management's strategic role: Expand influence, evaluate failure consequences, address business scope, and understand stakeholder needs comprehensively.
· Nov 20, 2019
Shadow banking and private equity firms
The relationship between shadow banking & private equity firms is that they have been filling the gap in lending needs for organizations.
· Nov 19, 2019
Board portal usage: Tips & tricks
Board portal usage is crucial to ensuring your directors are using the technology that is meant to streamline and secure their activities.
Why organizations split the CEO and chairman of the board roles
Organizations split the CEO & chairman role for several reasons, but most recently it's due to corporate crises or shareholder pressures.
· Nov 13, 2019
Why are budgets useful in the local government planning process?
Budgets are extremely useful in the planning process for local government as they dictate the funds the local government has to work with.
Investing in in-house training for your legal departments
When looking to understand how to invest in in-house training for your legal departments, you must first weigh specific organizational needs.
· Nov 11, 2019
What are the 5 stages of a business life cycle?
The five stages of a business life cycle are seed and development, startup, growth and establishment/survival, expansion and maturity, and exit.
Ways to improve shareholder engagement
In order to improve shareholder engagement, boards need to customize and personalize the shareholder experience to better engage investors.
· Nov 6, 2019
The downside of having a CEO who is also the board chair
The downside of having a CEO who is also the board chair resides in the fact that the roles are entwined, but have different responsibilities.
· Nov 4, 2019
Expressing dissenting views in boardroom meetings
Board directors need to ensure that they have an environment where they can safely express dissenting views in meetings without retaliation.