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Articles in Winter, 2007 issue of Directors & Boards

• Is 60 the time to move on?
  by Robert H. Rock
• Surrogate reader
  by James Kristie
• 'Access denied!' redux: the SEC is poised to act. Maybe
  by Hoffer Kaback
• How it begins … fraud, that is: don't tell anybody to do something wrong. Just apply some sly pressure, along with a pat on the back
  by Gary Sutton
• Opening the door to shareholder proposals: are you ready to respond to the 'voice' of your shareowners
  by Doug Raymond
• D & O liability: is this the calm before the storm? Directors have enjoyed a good run on good news. But important cautions must be offered
  by Randy Hein
• In search of smarter capital: on the importance of finding the best lender, not just the best rate
  by Tom Quindlen
• When you descend for the 'royal visit': a few leadership tips for interacting with your global teams
  by Omar Khan
• Leveraging directors as deal sources: how Challenger Capital Group empowers its board to tee up M & A and private equity opportunities
  by Mark W. Stephens
• How to rake in excess returns: seven ways to take advantage of counterintuitive industrial trends
  by Justin Pettit
• What is this thing called CEO leadership? Whether it's a public company or a private equity-run business, both need leaders who embody these 10 crucial characteristics
  by Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr.
• A board's template to evaluate the IRO: don't be blindsided by issues raised in the investment community. Do a check-up on the capability of your investor relations function
  by Louis M. Thompson, Jr.
• Boards and the irony of diversity: diversification of products? Sure. Diversification of assets? Absolutely. Diversification of the board? Not quite. Why not?
  by George Munoz
• Bespoke boards: find the nonprofit that fits; Joining a nonprofit board that suits your interests is not simply a matter of matching the mission to your passion. It's also about finding the board where you can play a meaningful role, while developing your
  by Alice Korngold
• First year wisdom for next year's disclosure: a checklist to help boards master their 2008 executive compensation disclosures under the new SEC rules
  by Diane Doubleday
• How to strengthen director incentives: want a board to make decisions that increase shareholder wealth? Then let's increase the directors' wealth leverage
  by Stephen F. O'Byrne
• Directors' new attitude toward D & O insurance: are you—and your assets—adequately protected? More directors than ever are interested and engaged in knowing the answer
  by Stephen J. Weiss
• What is your board's embarrassment IQ? This quiz will place you on a scale ranging from "I sleep well at night" to "I must take immediate action."
  by Gary W. Patterson
• You're more than the 'hall monitor': how directors contribute to strategy development determines the real value they add to a company. But governing strategy means asking tough questions and putting the proper 'scaffolding' in place
  by Mike Kipp
• The obsolete notion of auditing information: boards today are fighting a new kind of war—an information integrity war—with antiquated concepts and tools much the same way the Polish cavalry met the German army in World War II
  by Madhavan Nayar
• Book it: best bets for board reading; From a roundup of new books, leadership insights on hiring smartly, succeeding at succession, heading off trouble in the boardroom, dealing with the press … and being yourself!
• The verdict on SOX: full adjustment; As the Sarbanes-Oxley era marches on, veteran board counselors Richard Beattie and John Finley render judgment on the law that was thrust on Corporate America five years ago
  by Theodore L. Dysart
• Directors Roster: a quarterly record of new director appointments
• Company index
• Director index
• On power and empowerment: share your power while you have it, because it's going to go away
  by Robert L. Dilenschneider