| Third Quarter 2011
Cover Story
The power of three:
Three women on a board
‘We survive by our wit and our grit,’ says one of the five prominent women directors featured in this article, each serving on a board with three or more women. But, as they describe the ‘female factor’ in a board’s success, it is clear that there is a whole lot more to the distinctive contribution that women make to the work of the board.
Susan Ivey made it happen for women
By Douglas M. Branson
A snapshot of the now-retired chairman and CEO of Reynolds American and the tone at the top she set for women’s advancement.
A women on boards goalsetter
By Stephanie Sonnabend and Malli Gero
The co-founders of the 2020 Women on Boards organization tell what it is up to and why you will be hearing more from this initiative.
Features
The Directors & Boards survey:
CEO and director compensation 2011
There has been some catch-up in CEO pay, and our readers offer some pointed perspective on the impact that say on pay is having.
Compensation committee checklist:
The fall agenda
By Todd Lippincott and Claudia Poster
Begin reframing your 2012 proxy statements now… and other key action steps that you should take. Watch out if you have below-median TSR.
What is a CEO worth? Don’t look to peers
By Charles M. Elson and Craig K. Ferrere
Peer group comparisons skew the board’s determination of a CEO’s intrinsic value. A new performance metric is required.
Peer groups: The jury is still out
By David Larcker and Brian Tayan
Benchmarking peers for compensation has some obvious drawbacks.
An attractive alternative to a peer index
By Alfred Rappaport
On rewarding executives only if they create superior long-term value.
Book it: Best bets for board reading
From a roundup of new books, insights on personal wealth creation, staying focused, staying grounded, a famous past president’s debt-reduction plan, and a mother’s inspiration (‘Larry, fulfill your potential’).
Five questions with… Donald Rumsfeld
Interview by James Kristie
The former Secretary of Defense touched on his boardroom days in his memoir, and here he talks a bit more about being a corporate director.
‘Your head has to be up, not down’
By Beverly Behan
That is a good tip for chairmen on being more effective in leading their boards. You need to be watching what is going on around the table.
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