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Articles in Fall, 2008 issue of Directors & Boards

• 'Mvp'
  by Roberttt Rock
• Hail to the chief: straight talk on corporate governance from the new POTUS
  by Hoffer Kaback
• A textbook case of board risk: the dangers are unreal … the liabilities are very real
  by Gary Sutton
• Acting badly . . .but without bad faith: recent court cases compel a new urgency by directors to ensure against any process failings when making critical decisions
  by Doug Raymond
• Risk management: roadmap to 'maturity': there are several ways to implement a risk management solution. Here is what SAP itself did
  by Miriam Kraus
• 'Say on pay': What the market thinks: we did the 'reaction' calculations to the passing of legislation and related shareholder-sponsored proposals
  by Ralph A. Walkling
• On being a successful audit committee chair: five best practices being implemented today
  by Frederick D. Lipman
• Getting from a good to a great board: you can do it through gender diversity. The qualified woman candidate for your board is out there—if you look for her in the right places and with the right process
  by Janice Reals Ellig
• What should we pay board members for? Oversight responsibility? Performance of the company? Or both? This is one of the most basic issues of compensating directors … and it is one that is rarely addressed
  by Jack Dolmat-connell
• Dos and don'ts for managing a monitor: worried that a compliance issue may result in a government-imposed monitor in your midst? Be proactive to help select the monitor, demonstrate remediation, and avoid disruption of the company's operations
  by George A. Stamboulidis
• Get real with your real estate dealings: as federal regulators continue to expand the reach of Sarbanes-Oxley, directors and CEOs who sign off on conflict-ridden real estate leases may find themselves facing enforcement actions
  by James L III. McCormick
• For your more robust personal protection: yes, you need a personal indemnification agreement … and here is what should be in it and what it should cover
  by Priya Cherian Huskins
• Book it: best bets for board reading: from a roundup of new books, leadership insights on executive humility, CEO tone deafness, managerial development, the problem with pocket vetoers, and interweaving the work/life fabric
  by Marilyn Carson Nelson
• He was the CEO, so everyone laughed
  by David Bartlett
• How EMC's CEO quashed the 'pocket veto'
  by Bryn Zeckhauser
• GE's secret weapon
  by Geoff Colvin
• Joining the board of a PE-backed company: what to expect when a private equity firm taps you to provide oversight to one of its portfolio companies? Here are several important differences in such service and in the contributions you will be expected to ma
  by Todd Monti
• The heart of the matter: good governance depends on good relationships between the management and the board. Sounds simple and straightforward? It's not
  by Diana McLain Smith
• Some of all fears
• The long arm of the credit crisis: this is no time to be scrimping on insurance protection
  by Lisa M. Jones
• Beware 'credenzaware': too many misguided, ignored, and abandoned initiatives diminish a leader's credibility
  by Patrick R. Dailey
• HBS focus: the reality of corporate boards: as Harvard Business School celebrates its first century, it can take pride in being a pioneer in exploring what transpires in the boardroom … and how it helped shape the evolution of enlightened governance
  by Jay W. Lorsch
• Choosing a new CEO: this board got it right: there were three strong internal candidates, each with champions on the board. Only a rigorous step-by-step evaluation process resolved the selection dilemma to confirm the best person for the job
  by Robert C. Muschewske
• A moment that changed a career
  by Stewart D. Friedman
• Directors Roster: a quarterly record of new director appointments