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Research: How Women Improve Decision-Making on Boards

Harvard Business Review

The results provide key insights on how the presence of women influences boards. First, it turns out that women directors come to board meetings well-prepared and concerned with accountability. As a result, the presence of women improves the quality of discussion.

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Research: Boards Still Have an ESG Expertise Gap — But They’re Improving

Harvard Business Review

public boards in managing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues has significantly evolved over the past five years. Initially, boards were largely unprepared to handle materially financial ESG topics, lacking the necessary background and credentials. The role of U.S.

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Improvement Boards

Allen Holub

The original version of this post had the tag #NoRetrospectives in the title, but I got tired of the flak and removed it. My intent was to be a bit provocative and to get people thinking about how we can do better than a biweekly retrospective. That is, This article is not advocating that we…

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Championing Change: How Board Chair Coaching Drives Growth

N2Growth Blog

Board Chair Coaching: A Catalyst for Organizational Growth As a firm that works with top executives in some of the world’s largest companies, we have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of board chair coaching in driving organizational growth. The role of board chair coaching in this endeavor cannot be overstated.

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At Last, the Secrets to Effective Stakeholder and Board Member Communications are Revealed!

Speaker: Heather Wilde, Coach, Speaker, and CTO at theDifference | Pandora Ovanessian, CIO, VP of Technology, and Technology Consultant | Steve McConnell, Author of Code Complete and CEO at Construx Software

One of the most important aspects of a CTOs job is to communicate successes and areas of improvement with their board members. Translating engineering and technological jargon in an accessible way, one that encourages contribution for improvement and helps your stakeholders understand your organizations achievements, is difficult.

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Briefing the board on AI: Educate to tee up investment

CIO

According to a 2022 Institute of Directors survey , 80% of boards did not have processes in place to audit their company’s use of AI. Clearly, there is a need for boards to know about AI, and it’s likely most board members are starting to ask questions. Where can its existing AI efforts improve?

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Enhancing Board Performance: Strategies for Effective Board Evaluations

N2Growth Blog

The Importance of Board Evaluations in Driving Organizational Success In today’s complex and competitive business landscape, board evaluations are pivotal in driving organizational success and shareholder value. This includes identifying the areas that require improvement or the skills that must be developed within the board.

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The Six Principles of Persuasion

Speaker: Michael Carducci, CTO, Mago:Tech

We might be trying to get our CEO on-board with investment in a new technology or a rearchitecture effort, or we might want culture or process changes by our team. He’s a technologist and regularly works to help senior leaders improve their results. Our “good idea” is simply the beginning.