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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.

red jenga blocks with white text reading: Analysis, plan, control, renew, refreshment. In the middle of these bricks is a beige block with bold black writing reading "risk" and someone reaching to select this risk block. This image represents the need for risk management best practices for entity management.

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.

board meeting room

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.

Board member measuring effecetiveness

Blog

· Jan 13, 2020

· 6 min read

Board effectiveness checklist

By The Diligent team

Using a board effectiveness checklist will help to ensure that your board is covering all the necessary bases to be a highly effective board.

Person shows colleagues best practices on desktop to improve their entity data management

Blog

· Jan 10, 2020

· 7 min read

Entity data management best practices

By The Diligent team

Entity data management best practices start with an entity management solution to make sure you have the necessary tools to manage your data.

An image of an internal auditor working with the school district

Blog

· Jan 9, 2020

· 6 min read

What does an internal auditor do for a school district?

By The Diligent team

Internal auditing is a process that can provide substantial improvements to the school district to aid in accomplishing objectives and goals.

A group of individuals seated around a boardroom table

Blog

· Jan 8, 2020

· 6 min read

How to build a well-balanced board

By The Diligent team

Building a balanced board of directors provides your business a strategic advantage by providing your board with a variety of skills & abilities

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