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  • 165
    July 13, 2023
    The Metaverse: The Dawn of a New Generation of Capabilities
    The big picture: The metaverse has the potential to be a disruptive, expansive and transformative force, even to the point of spawning its own economy. Every board has a fiduciary duty to evaluate that potential for its company’s future. By the numbers: According to a survey of 250 global business leaders, the metaverse has the potential to…
  • 164
    June 7, 2023
    Modernising Legacy Infrastructure to Increase Competitiveness: The Board’s Role
    The big picture: Innovative culture, speed to market, customer focus and organisational agility are mainstays in boardroom conversations about innovation. However, these discussions should also address technological roadblocks to realising innovation initiatives.
  • 163
    May 11, 2023

    A Call for Transparency Amid a Shifting Legal and Regulatory Landscape
    The increasing complexity of the legal and regulatory landscape is challenging the board’s fiduciary duties. Emerging trends ushering in a call for fairness and transparency should be of paramount importance to directors. Boardroom agendas cover an array of topics but no matter the issue, there are important underpinnings to board oversight and…
  • 162
    April 13, 2023
    Transforming the Business to Operate at Market Speed
    As a term in business, “agile” is typically used to refer to a project management methodology, especially for software development. But there is a different, more strategic connotation of agility that merits close attention by boards as markets evolve.
  • 161
    March 9, 2023
    A Director’s Responsibility to the CEO
    Today’s unprecedented pace of disruptive innovation in the market and conflicting demands of multiple stakeholders are creating relentless pressure on the CEO. Is the board contributing to the CEO’s performance and ability to function? So, what should board members do to fulfill their responsibilities to shareholders as they assist the CEO in…
  • 160
    February 8, 2023
    The Top Risks for the Next Decade: A Global Perspective
    A global survey conducted online during the September/October time frame by Protiviti and NC State University’s ERM Initiative of 1,304 C-level executives and directors highlights a disruptive risk landscape over the next 10 years. The table below ranks the highest-rated risk themes in order of priority:
  • 159
    January 12, 2023
    The Top Risks for 2023: A Global View
    The global survey of C-level executives and directors, focused on macroeconomic, strategic and operational risks, highlights the influence of the economy, people and culture issues, supply chain risks, and technology impacts on the 2023 risk landscape. The survey was conducted online in the September — October 2022 time frame to capture…
  • 158
    December 15, 2022
    Sustainability and the Board’s Governance Role
    Global research indicates that companies in North America are less committed to environmental, social and governance (ESG) engagement than those in Europe and Asia-Pacific. What steps should boards seeking to improve their ESG engagement take? 
  • 157
    November 17, 2022
    Is ESG Receiving Sufficient Attention in North America?
    Worldwide, there is awareness that environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations will prove to be essential drivers and components of profitability and sustainable business over the next 10 years. The reality is, however, that the level of engagement with ESG — as an integral component of business strategy — is significantly higher…
  • 156
    October 14, 2022
    The Board’s Role in the Transformation of Work
    The pandemic has had a lasting effect on people and the workplace. Seven in 10 business leaders expect the market will be embracing a hybrid work model 10 years out, up from 22% pre-pandemic. What is the board’s role in this transition? The pandemic has transformed how, where, when and even why we work. It accelerated workplace redesign as…
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