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Spring 2022
The Board Perspective - Number 3
A collection of McKinsey insights focusing on boards of directors
The Role of the Board
Podcast
Boards, talent, and culture
August 30, 2021
– Boards need to ensure that management walks the talk on culture and values.
Executive Briefing
How boards can help digital transformations
June 21, 2021
– Boards can add value to their business’s digital transformation in five specific areas.
Podcast
The role of boards in fostering resilience
June 9, 2021
– The lessons learned from the current crisis can help corporate boards make the organizations they serve stronger.
Podcast
Boards and cybersecurity
February 2, 2021
– How boards should prepare for the rising cybersecurity threat
Article
The board’s role in embedding corporate purpose: Five actions directors can take today
November 20, 2020
– A large spotlight is shining on corporate actions these days, and all stakeholders have growing expectations. A board’s involvement in defining purpose helps meet those expectations.
Board Structure and Foundations
Commentary
Climbing the private-equity learning curve
May 26, 2021
– CEOs who are used to engaging with public-company boards need a different playbook when it comes to private-equity boards. Here’s what they can expect.
Article
Investors remind business leaders: Governance matters
October 2, 2020
– Activists continue to poke holes in corporate performance and returns, but they are having their greatest success with governance structures. Here’s how to think about their moves.
Board Effectiveness
Article
The postpandemic board agenda: Redefining corporate resilience
August 3, 2021
– As boards move beyond crisis management, survey results suggest that specific risks and organizational issues are increasingly top of mind.
Interview
Growth and prosperity: A conversation with economist Dambisa Moyo
December 15, 2020
– From stronger public- and private-sector collaborations to broader corporate-board intentions, the time for stakeholder capitalism may be upon us.
Survey
How boards have risen to the COVID-19 challenge, and what’s next
April 29, 2021
– According to a new survey, the COVID-19 crisis has accelerated operational changes and stronger collaboration between directors and management that are key to a board’s success.
Podcast
Boards and decision making
April 8, 2021
– What the pandemic has taught board directors about high-consequence, low-probability decisions.
Report
Building board-management dynamics to withstand a crisis: Addressing the fault lines
September 17, 2019
– Crises can strain relationships at the top of organizations to the breaking point. Improving the dynamics between board members and senior executives can make recovery from crisis more successful.
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The Board Perspective - Number 2
March 8, 2018
– A collection of McKinsey insights focusing on boards of directors.
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