Articles from Directors & Boards (September 22, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Climate crisis' needn't mean corporate crisis: boards that want to be part of the solution can take steps right now to respond to a concern that is driving societal debate and investor attention.	Guzy, Gary S.; Browner, Carol M.		1835
'Directors, board of': the 'up' chapter; A gem of governance wit and wisdom, newly dusted off.	Townsend, Robert		855
A new glass ceiling in the boardroom? Representation of women on corporate boards seems to be stagnating. Here's why.	Valenti, Alix		791
A private equity approach to building a strong board: based on our experience in working with hundreds of management teams, here are six key strategies for fast-growing companies to create the optimal board.	Roberts, Tom		2137
Amassing your governance capital: getting on a corporate board is about who you know (network), how you conduct yourself (character), and what you bring to the table (expertise). Exercising leadership on nonprofit boards is a winning start to the process.	Korngold, Alice		3110
Book it: best bets for board reading; Leadership insights from a roundup of new books on such subjects as shareholder power, strategic risks, the mojo of Maslow, the new enforcement climate, and getting your 'buzz' on.			2618
Company index.			257
D & O insurance lessons from 'just for Feet'; A classic disaster situation: not enough insurance, bankruptcy, and inability to indemnify the directors.	Miner, Susan; Floresca, Lauri		836
Director index.			601
Directors Roster: a quarterly record of new director appointments.			9658
Don't run from the 'Just for Feet' finding: it's not another Van Gorkom, but it is a strong reminder of how careful and attentive directors need to be.	Raymond, Doug		773
Dos and don'ts for a board investigation: worried about renegade fellow directors in your midst acting without authority and seeking advantage? Proceed cautiously in your zeal to protect the company and yourself.	Stamboulidis, George A.; Pfeffer, Jamie		2400
How to get the best out of a golf outing: take full advantage of the opportunities an event like this offers to develop relationships important to you and your business.	Ryan-Fable, Maureen	Column	2946
It's the cash flow, baby: the solution to excessive CEO comp ... as well as the basis of my personal investment strategy.	Sutton, Gary		769
New vibrancy for an old form of business; Today's gravitational pull to private ownership affirms the advantages of an enduring organizational structure: the mutual company.	Reese, Stuart H.		1078
On golf and a road not taken.	Kristie, James		514
The D & O insurance market is soft: what you can do to take advantage of changing market conditions.	Weiss, Stephen J.; Bentz, Thomas H., Jr.		759
The hybrid M & A deal: as Dean Foods demonstrates, this is a compelling way to obtain new technology and products with minimal capital risk.	Kauppi, David		800
The role of the CEO in board selection: too much, or too little, involvement can be problematic. Here is a best-practices process for CEO input and participation in the search for a new board member.	Thompson, John; Sanders, Jeff		1995
The thin edge of the wedge: 'say on pay' prompts a perusal of prerogatives and powers.	Kaback, Hoffer		769
Turbocharging your board assessment: have your performance evaluation initiatives run out of gas? Here is what some of the best boards are doing to rev up the value of this exercise.	Behan, Beverly		1647
What can we learn from private equity?	Rock, Robert H.		452
Will independence really matter? For mutual fund boards, the SEC should be focused on the drivers of shareholder value.	Coates, Frank		713