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Tone at the Top In 2025

How the Best Boards Keep Organizations on Track in Challenging Times

How a board shows up—what it reinforces, what it questions, what it quietly signals—can shape how an organization responds to challenge and change.

In this feature, we take a closer look at how high-performing boards help their organizations stay grounded and focused amid today’s volatility. By returning to mission, modeling values in action, and creating space for honest, solutions-focused dialogue, they help management stay aligned and motivated when the path forward isn’t always clear. For boards navigating today’s complexity, the tone at the top isn’t just symbolic—it’s strategic.

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Effective Strategies for Recruiting Board Members: Three common scenarios

Recruiting new directors? See how leading boards approach recruitment with foresight—not just urgency.

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6 Hot Topics in Boardrooms Today

What’s keeping Nom & Gov Chairs up at night? Here’s what they’re tackling—and why it matters.

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The Governance Curve™ - Your Board's Roadmap To Strategic Excellence

Discover how leading boards are advancing their governance maturity—and what it takes to move the needle.

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AI and Governance: Five Questions Answered

AI is everywhere. What does that mean for your board? Five smart questions, answered with real-world insight.

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Management Succession Planning: Why It’s Hard, How to Fix It

Explore why management succession planning remains a top challenge for boards and discover practical steps to overcome common barriers and build a robust succession strategy.

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Building Strong Board Committees: The Devil is in the Details

Strong committees are the backbone of effective boards. Discover the key elements that make them excel.

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Governance Planning: A Holistic Roadmap for Better Board Performance

A structured governance plan can transform board performance. Discover how intentional planning leads to better outcomes.

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Risk Management & Risk Imagination for Boards - Q&A with Ken Bacon

Ken Bacon, seasoned board director and former Fannie Mae executive, discusses how boards can enhance risk oversight by embracing imagination, anticipating emerging threats, and building resilient governance frameworks.

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4 Questions to Ask When Building a Governance Framework

Explore the foundational elements of effective board governance by addressing four critical questions that help clarify responsibilities, assess board composition, ensure access to essential information, and establish a strategic plan.

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How the Best Boards are Built: Q&A With Maggie Wilderotter

Maggie Wilderotter, former Chair and CEO of Frontier Communications and current board chair at DocuSign, shares insights on building high-performing boards

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The Board's Changing Role In Culture

Examine how today’s boards influence company culture by defining values, aligning leadership, overseeing accountability, and identifying red flags before issues escalate.

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5 Ways Boards Can Lead Corporate Culture

Discover five practical strategies for boards to actively shape corporate culture—modeling values, aligning with mission, and engaging employees directly.

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The Evolving Role of the Board of Directors - Q&A with George Roberts

Explore how board responsibilities are evolving, with insights from KKR co-founder George Roberts on governance, risk oversight, and director engagement.

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Webinars    (back to top)

Innovation & Governance: How Boards Can Drive Strategic Growth with Chris Young

Join Chris Young, former CEO of McAfee and EVP at Microsoft, as he explores how boards can drive strategic growth by embracing innovation, balancing risk, and anticipating disruption

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Governance in a Time of Turmoil: Geopolitics, Risk, and More with Globalist Michèle Flournoy

Join Michèle Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, as she discusses how boards can navigate geopolitical risk, rising uncertainty, and global disruption with foresight and resilience.

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Board Succession Planning: Define the Future of Your Board

Join Jamie Gorelick, Lead Independent Director at Amazon and Partner at WilmerHale, as she discusses how boards can strategically approach succession planning.

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From the Shareholder’s Seat: How Boards Earn and Keep Investor Trust

Join Barbara Novick, Co-founder and Senior Advisor of BlackRock, for a conversation about how boards can build stronger relationships with their shareholder base and navigate the growing complexity of the governance landscape.

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Downloadable Reports & Guides    (back to top)

Governance in a Time of Turmoil: Six Essential Moves for Boards

Six essential moves to help boards navigate geopolitical shifts, cross-border dependencies, and risk preparedness in 2025.

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Innovation & Governance: Six Essential Moves for Boards

Six essential moves to help boards actively engage in the innovation dialog at the organizations they serve.

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How Boards Can get Ahead in 2025

Three priorities and three actions to drive board excellence.

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