The Board Perspective - Number 3
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

– Boards need to ensure that management walks the talk on culture and values.
Executive Briefing

How boards can help digital transformations

– Boards can add value to their business’s digital transformation in five specific areas.
Podcast

The role of boards in fostering resilience

– The lessons learned from the current crisis can help corporate boards make the organizations they serve stronger.
Podcast

Boards and cybersecurity

– How boards should prepare for the rising cybersecurity threat
Article

The board’s role in embedding corporate purpose: Five actions directors can take today

– 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

– 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

– 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

– 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

– 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

– 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

– 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

– 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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