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Joining Boards: It's Not Just Who You Know That Matters

Harvard Business Review

The industry with the greatest skills gap was IT & telecommunications, whose boards are in serious need of international-global expertise and HR-talent management. The region with the greatest board-level skills gap is Asia, where risk management and M&A adeptness are sorely needed. Methodology.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

” Improving risk management. Climate change, water scarcity, and poor labor conditions in much of the world increase the risk. Investing in sustainability is not only a risk management tool; it can also drive innovation. billion in mining projects since 2010. Fostering innovation.

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Talent Management: Boards Give Their Companies an "F"

Harvard Business Review

Not innovation, risk management, technology, debt, or the regulatory environment. Corporate directors identified talent management as their single greatest strategic challenge. What are the greatest predictors of success for a talent management practice? chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products).

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7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

Harvard Business Review

But affiliation doesn’t guarantee enthusiasm, as this sample of survey comments reveals: “On sabbatical from the Democratic party”; “Republican, unless they keep acting like goofballs”; and “Independent (especially this year!). chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products).