Top 10 Director Reads: 2nd Quarter 2016

To compile a “best reads” list for corporate directors and director candidates is a challenge that keeps me on the cutting edge.  Feel free to just review the list, provide feedback on what you like and challenge what you feel is not worthy of the list- maybe even make suggestions about what to read next.

1) Why investors may need to lower their sightsBy Richard Dobbs, Tim Koller, Susan Lund, Sree Ramaswamy, Jon Harris, Mekala Krishnan, and Duncan KauffmanMcKinsey Global Institute

2) Four Best Practices for Strategic PlanningBy Nicolas Kachaner, Kermit King, and Sam StewartBCG Perspectives

3) How Corporate Boards Connect, in ChartsBy Eelke HeemskerkHarvard Business Review

4) Governance Goes Green By Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

5) M&A: The One Thing You Need to Get RightBy Roger L. MartinHarvard Business Review

6) The Ever-Evolving Culture of BoardsBy Donovan BurbaInsigniam

7) The Audit Committee of the Future: What Skill Sets Will Committees Need?By Center for Audit QualityCAQ Insights

8) Grading Global Boards of Directors on Cybersecurity By Kevin LaCroixThe D&O Dairy

9) Investors Board Performance ReviewPanelist: Michael Garland, Sean Quinn and Ken Bertsch join TK Kerstetter in a new series.Boardroom Resources, LLC

10) Activist Investors and Target IdentificationBy Damien Park, Matteo Tonello, The Conference BoardHarvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation Forum

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