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26How the Next Recovery will be Different

What directors should know about the new look of M&A, real estate, corporate reform, technology, board strategy, and more. 

May/June 2008  

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36 Watch Who's Jumping Ship—and Why
Turnover among employees, and not just senior managers, can threaten a company’s competitive advantage, eat away at its reputation, and decrease shareholder value. Boards need to step up surveillance.
Plus: CFO Turnover Hits New Records
   
46 Catching Up (and Up and Up and Up) with the Technology Bloggers
Here are the top blog sites for directors determined to keep up-to-date on breaking tech-industry news, analysis, and snarky gossip—all of it 24/7 and all of it free.
Plus: Will the Real Steve Jobs Please Stand Up?
   
52 Russia to Yanks: Come Here!
Despite its political saber-rattling, Russia wants American companies to help rebuild its crumbling infrastructure. And, oh yes—while it’s looking for foreign investors, the country also has $500 billion of its own to spend.
Plus: Coke CEO Says Russia is the Real Thing
Great Gatsby!
   
58 The Machinery that Makes Good Boards Tick
Effective boards need to establish strong committees (and pick the right chair), participate in setting their agendas, recognize when to push out nonperformers, and watch that they don’t pay themselves too much. And that’s just for starters.
   
64 Great Places for a Rich Retirement
Directors ready to ease up on work can find a lifestyle that will fulfill their needs and dreams—and let them stay connected to their boards as well.
   
70 Craigslist, the One Thing You Won't Find for Sale on Craigslist.org
Whoever heard of such a thing—a high-riding dot-com that’s repelled by the very idea of maximizing profits or, worse, going public?