Articles from Directors & Boards (March 22, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Going dark': competing considerations make the decision to exit the SEC reporting system a difficult one for the board.	Raymond, Doug		837
'I left no door open ... I was done'.	O'Kelly, Eugene		811
A long, steady focus on diversity.	Kristie, James		425
Board dealings with a disabled CEO: individual CEOs and situations vary, but knowing what might happen and being prepared are the first lines of defense.	Robins, Robert		1954
Boards must measure marketing effectiveness: it is surprising how many boards don't regularly see even the most basic marketing data. Do you know what the top three or four success metrics are for your company's marketing initiatives?	Quelch, John; McGovern, Gail		2532
Cast of characters: have special expertise? The spotlight may not be for you.	Kaback, Hoffer		800
Company index.		Directory	311
Coverage traps: will your D & O insurer pay when you have a claim?	Weiss, Stephen J.; Bentz, Thomas H., Jr.		828
Director index.		Directory	505
Director's guide: SOX compliance update; After three years, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance remains high on every board's agenda--but not as high as before.	Chase, Scott; Shaw, David		2836
Directors Roster: a quarterly record of new director appointments.			8965
It's tough hiring a CEO: I went in search of breakthrough secrets. Here's what I found.	Sutton, Gary		838
On goodwill and great leadership; Legacy principles that have worked for others raise the question: what do you stand for?	Martel, Myles		619
Open season for board minutes.	Ninck, Elizabeth		545
Peer evaluation: take the plunge; Yes, it's sensitive, but the practice can provide great value to individual directors and the board as a whole.	Muschewske, Robert C.		787
Running effective executive sessions: when should they be held? How long should they be? Who should lead them? These are among the questions boards must consider to make their executive sessions successful.	Koppes, Richard H.; Rodman, Heith D.		1264
Should you keep minutes of executive sessions?	Littenberg, Michael R.; Franklin, Barbara Hackman		1166
So many public companies, so few women directors: despite a professed demand from corporate boards, women directors remain in short supply.	Gwin, Bonnie W.; Lim-O'Brien, Anne		1856
That is the question.	Rock, Robert H.		431
The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism.	Mackell, Thomas J., Jr.	Book review	725
The changing role of the COO: are you grappling with how best to utilize the chief operating officer function? You're not alone.	Mader, Steve		4464
The compromised board candidate: if you are involved in nominating and approving new directors, you want to catch conflicts of interest before they catch you. Here are the lines of inquiry to pursue and useful research tools.	Fedorek, Thomas		3205
Turning to the board for a fill-in CEO: absent a succession plan, it's certainly tempting to put a sitting director into the CEO slot on an acting basis. Don't do it without considering your options.	Quinn, Maureen F.		1536
What the 'last tycoon' tells us about leadership; Monroe Stahr's story raises hard questions for anyone who wants to become a leader: do you care intensely enough about your work? Do you feel personally accountable? And are you willing to pay the price?	Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr.		2520