Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2016

From my advisory work, research, and private discussions with executives and board members of pension funds, pension funds that succeed in keeping politics at bay combine strong governance with deft, often pre-emptive, management of issues that could spark a political backlash. Deft, pre-emptive management. Strong governance.

Politics 8

Politics Hedge Constraint Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

Both Republicans and Democrats say the most effective board committee is audit/finance. However, Republican directors are more likely to identify the compensation committee as the least effective committee. Meanwhile, Democrats place greater importance on technology expertise and risk management.

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Former employees have alleged a “soul-crushing” culture of fear and daily intimidation by managers, where they were pressured to reach extreme sales goals, some by breaking the law. Along with fixing the sales culture, the bank will have to address these critical management issues to prevent the next scandal.

Banking 8

Banking Committee Leadership Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2012

Although the media has spoken loosely about a company "clawing back" pay, there are, in fact, different ways to hold responsible individuals to financial account. Holding people to account for these and related issues is an essential element of a broad approach to risk management inside financial services (and industrial) firms.

CIO 8

CIO Committee Risk Management Banking 8

You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 8, 2009

Yet, some of us still manage to muck it up. He serves on our Strata as Chair of the Building Committee, a pretty important role. My first experience was when I was a very young manager working in a finance department and the middle aged guy working for me told me he was using me as a role model.

Examples 48

Examples Bottom-up Long-term Influence 48

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2013

But in Martin’s day, the Federal Open Market Committee was able to make its monetary policy decisions in relative obscurity. The media paid little attention to its decisions and there was as yet no cottage industry of “Fed watchers” interpreting and forecasting its moves. Economy Finance Managing uncertainty'

Bond 8

Bond Policies Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

In the “ Scientific Background ” essay on Tirole’s work provided by the Nobel committee, the focus is on Tirole’s work on industry structure, which has had a big impact on antitrust and other regulation, especially in Europe. Then, in 2006, came The Theory of Corporate Finance — not a field Tirole had really been known for. Since when?

Strategy 8

Strategy Rivkin Game Theory Porter 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

Social media is now part of the security picture too: Between Q2 and Q4 in 2012 the number of Twitter accounts grew 40%, but the growth was accompanied by hacks such as those at The Associated Press, the FT, Human Rights Watch, France 24, the BBC, and Burger King. IT management' million passwords), LinkedIn (6.5 million records).

CEO 8

CEO CIO Technology CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Today, the guild mentality persists within companies, where functions such as marketing, sales, finance, IT, human resources and R&D all have their own area of special expertise. Paul Leinwand is a Partner in Booz & Company's global consumer, media, and retail practice.

Operations 13

Operations Competitive Advantage Supply Chain Retail 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2012

But the international media forced the company to appoint a group of independent investigators who publicly detailed the massive fraud which Woodford had alleged. as Olympus eventually did by appointing an independent committee that exposed the mammoth, years-long fraud and brought down high level executives.

Conflict of Interest 8

Conflict of Interest CEO Asset Management Committee 8