Governance

Many companies have an investigation protocol in place when a potential Foreign Corruption Practices Act (FCPA) or other legal issue arises. However, many Boards do not have the same rigor when it comes to an investigation, which should be conducted or led by the Board itself.

Target, Neiman Marcus and nearly 100 million of their customers whose personal information was stolen this past holiday season learned the hard way what companies of all sizes must: cybercrime is becoming more pervasive, its perpetrators more sophisticated and the harm it causes ...

I have often said that a smart sociopath is a leader’s worst nightmare. These snakes in business casually generate more havoc in a shorter period of time than anyone else—and they often make doing so look good...

The Sochi Olympics are a case-study in bureaucratic inefficiency and misuse of state funds despite some real engineering feats.

The Justice Department and the SEC have underscored the importance of a company maintaining a clear disciplinary process so that executives, managers and employees are aware that a violation of the corporate code of conduct or the law will result in disciplinary action.

I talk about 20 core leadership secrets in my executive coaching, speaking and writing. But if someone asked me to name only one that can make an immediate impact, I would pick the behaviors to counter setbacks.

Known for his “You might be a Redneck” one-liners, for almost 30 years stand-up comedian Jeff Foxworthy has helped audiences understand unique behaviors and credentials of rednecks.

In honor of the return of Sherlock to PBS with Season 3, I begin a week of Sherlockian-themed posts. Today we consider the quality of justice that Holmes discussed in The Abbey Grange...

The health care industry is facing an uncertain future. Governments, employers and patients are putting pressure on health care providers to reduce prices even as costs continue to increase.

Last month a CEO client contacted me to evaluate Dean, an executive who had come to him through a referral from a trusted source. The man who referred him knows both my client and the candidate and assured the CEO that the two should meet to explore how Dean could work for him. Hold on...

The principal corporate governance campaigns of the past decade have reached a plateau in terms of both investor commitment and implementation. These issues are not by any means going away.

We all have known great “leaders” in our lifetime – a politician who inspired us, a public figure who we admire and/or a boss or colleague who has impressed us professionally. We truly know a leader when we see one.