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Top 13 LinkedIn tips for corporate directors (or wannabes)
Sitting or aspiring corporate directors who want to elevate their careers need to be findable. Most professionals accomplish this by achieving excellence in their careers and using the personal connections and professional networks that they built over many years. More recently, LinkedIn has becom...
Personal planning for corporate directors
Our program at a recent meeting of the Colorado chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD-Colorado) focused on issues that directly affect the lives and finances of independent […]
Is your board addressing diversity?
As major socio-economic and market forces change the way American companies operate, corporate boards face a new set of challenges. Global markets are expanding; however, international competition is growing as […]
Bracing for Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, is the law, and businesses must brace for full implementation in a matter of months. Depending on your company’s size and […]
Challenges for boards in 2013
Boards of directors of public companies face numerous challenges, including economic conditions and health care reform. Colorado boards, however, also face major issues caused by globalization, emerging technologies, cyber-security and IT risks, among others. To gain a broader perspective and bett...
Board leadership for companies in crisis
A crisis can quickly turn into a disaster if a company is unable to respond properly. According to National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Director Handbook Series (www.NACDonline.org), Board Leadership for […]
The challenge: landing that first corporate board seat
Aspiring directors in Colorado often ask me how they obtain their first public company board seat. Many challenges exist. Finding a corporate board seat is not the same process as […]
