The Center for Board Effectiveness

Robert Hull, chairman, SPX FLOW Inc. discusses the skills and qualities boards seek from directors, and how CFOs can prepare in search of a board position.

An organization’s reputation is among its most valuable assets, and risks to reputation are increasing steadily. In today’s hyper-connected world, information—whether positive or negative—travels quickly and both the board and management must do all they can to stay ahead of threats to reputation.

Author Cathy Engelbert, chief executive officer of Deloitte, discusses how every company should consider itself a data company.

The evolving threat landscape means organizations today must worry about far more than fraud and theft. As attackers become highly organized and also focus their attention on disrupting services, destroying your data, and holding your systems to ransom, the risk challenges grow more complex.

As a host of threats continue to mount against organizations, more boards are weighing a broader, more proactive approach to crisis management.

The 5th edition of our Women in the Boardroom report outlines efforts in over 60 countries to increase the number of women occupying board seats.

This framework forms the basis for the tools that can quickly identify potential opportunities to improve both effectiveness and efficiency.