Corporate Governance

Directors and officers face ever higher standards of participation in critical issues of board oversight, accounting policy, financial strategy, and compensation. Practices that were common a decade ago are no longer acceptable.

Investors, shareholder groups, and regulators are raising their expectations of the board's financial literacy and active participation in issues of transparency, pay, and succession.

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Programs:

Best Practices Review For Directors

Directors are inundated with "best practice" recommendations with little evidence of their effectiveness. We distinguish popular prescriptions from what research indicates actually impacts shareowner value. We help directors find a framework for developing a performance culture that balances motivation with accountability.

Financial Issues in Corporate Governance

How can we execute our responsibilities for financial performance, disclosure, and risk management? We can help directors make clearer distinctions between how and where value is created, how their firm accounts for it, and how they can effectively communicate it to their investors.

Compensation Issues in Corporate Governance

How can we effectively balance the needs of management retention and alignment at a reasonable cost to the shareholders? We can offer a framework that addresses the inherent trade-offs of executive compensation and incentives, and tips for how to achieve plans that won't blow up.

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