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Boom Times for the Director Emeritus
A growing number of board members are finding a new afterlife that sometimes comes with pay, benefits—and best of all, a chance to hang in long enough for all your options to vest. Plus: Long Goodbyes |
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How to Pick the Right Investment Bank
Look for a banker who really knows your industry and who’ll snare investor interest in your company during a road show, after the IPO—and always. |
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The Board's Eyes and Ears on Wall Street
Give your investor relations officer some respect. The IRO can keep investors informed about what the company is doing—and make sure board members know what investors think about it. Plus: Six Questions to Ask Your IRO Who Investors Trust Most |
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NASDAQ Chief to Corporate America: Come Here
After a year of crisis management, the worst may be over for Robert Greifeld. Now he wants companies listed on the NYSE to think again and make the switch. Shareholders will benefit, he says. |
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You're Fired. You're Fired. You're Fired.
Dial Corp. CEO Herb Baum tells why he voted to oust the CEOs of three companies he served as an outside director, and describes the lessons managers and boards can learn from what led to those decisions. |
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The Best (And Worst!) Board Performances of 2004
To paraphrase the Bard, the dumb things people do live after them, the smart is oft interred with their bones. Well, it’s oft the same with directors. Sure, board members made some unforgettably bad decisions last year - but they made some smart ones too. |