Do Indian companies still see assertive boards as takeover threats? Here’s why they need to think again
Board members, once happy to nod along with management, have been lurched into responsibility for corporate governance. But leadership isn’t a zero-sum game. True board oversight doesn’t threaten CEOs. Every risk-return strategy needs the guidance of independ…
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Board members, once happy to nod along with management, have been lurched into responsibility for corporate governance. But leadership isn’t a zero-sum game. True board oversight doesn’t threaten CEOs. Every risk-return strategy needs the guidance of independ…
Then suddenly boards were expected to understand cyber risk, environmental, social and governance issues, AI, geopolitics, activist investors, whistleblower complaints, supply chain shocks. For once,…
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