One of the memorable stories from my days as a practicing attorney takes place on an exceptionally humid day in August more than a decade ago. I had a hearing that day in one of my cases at Suffolk Superior
Continue readingAll too often, board member recruitment proceeds like a checklist of professions: attorney, check; accountant, check; banking/finance professional, check; marketing, check; etc. In truth, the skill sets represented by these professions are important assets to the effective functioning of a
Continue readingThe other day I attended a Board of Directors meeting for one of the organizations I am involved in. At one point during the meeting I looked around the room at the other board members and I noticed something: more
Continue readingIn December of 2009, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued proxy disclosure rules that enhanced the disclosures required in a public company’s annual proxy statement. Specifically, the SEC directed that boards must disclose “whether, and if so how,
Continue readingThe following scene plays out far too often in boardrooms all across this country—- an individual recruited to become a member of the board of an organization/entity (be it a Board of Directors or Advisory Board) attends their first board
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