{"title":"Driving Effective Board Member Engagement for Organizational Success and Sustainability","authors":"Dr. Sonia Daniels","doi":"10.1002/bl.30284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30284","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dr. Sonia Daniels is Founder and President of S. Daniels Consulting, a firm that specializes in strategic planning and governance for mission-driven organizations. In this article, she discusses the importance of balancing the division of labor on nonprofit boards to drive board member engagement.</p>","PeriodicalId":100193,"journal":{"name":"Board Leadership","volume":"2025 199","pages":"6-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Crafting an NPO's Values, Vision, and Mission Statements","authors":"Dr. William B. Calder","doi":"10.1002/bl.30283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30283","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dr. William B. Calder is Director of the Center for VVM Research. In this article he discusses how the boards of nonprofit organizations without values, vision, and mission statements can develop them.</p>","PeriodicalId":100193,"journal":{"name":"Board Leadership","volume":"2025 199","pages":"3-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Why Learning and Development Functions Deserve a Seat in the Boardroom","authors":"Frédéric Hebert","doi":"10.1002/bl.30282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30282","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Frédéric Hebert is Chief Learning Officer at Rise Up, one of Europe's leading all-in-one learning and AI platform providers. Frédéric brings over 15 years of expertise in driving digital transformation within HR departments for Fortune 500 companies. In this article, he explains why it is time for learning and development to be part of boardroom discussions.</p>","PeriodicalId":100193,"journal":{"name":"Board Leadership","volume":"2025 199","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What Boards Need to Know: What's Next for Stakeholder Capitalism","authors":"Noa Gafni","doi":"10.1002/bl.30281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30281","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dr. Noa Gafni is a thought leader and expert in social innovation. She speaks frequently on topics related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, contributes to leading publications, and consults with clients on how impact and inclusion drive innovation. In this article, she gives an assessment of the current backlash against ESG and diversity, equity, and inclusion and what it means for boards.</p>","PeriodicalId":100193,"journal":{"name":"Board Leadership","volume":"2025 198","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143565078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Addressing the Emotions of Leadership Boards","authors":"J.D. Pincus Ph.D.","doi":"10.1002/bl.30280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30280","url":null,"abstract":"<p>J.D. Pincus, Ph.D., is chief innovation officer at Leading Indicator Systems (d/b/a AgileBrain), focusing on emerging methods for measuring emotion and motivation, including the unified pyramid model of human motivation and the AgileBrain measurement technique. In this article he presents the application of his framework of emotional needs to the problem of board effectiveness.</p>","PeriodicalId":100193,"journal":{"name":"Board Leadership","volume":"2025 198","pages":"3-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143565042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Creating a Board Culture of Accountability","authors":"Sabrina Walker Hernandez","doi":"10.1002/bl.30279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30279","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Sabrina Walker Hernandez is President and CEO of Supporting World Hope, where she emphasizes how a culture of accountability not only drives organizational success but also ensures compliance with emerging regulations. In this article, she explores the critical importance of accountability within corporate governance.</p>","PeriodicalId":100193,"journal":{"name":"Board Leadership","volume":"2025 198","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143565079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Considerations for the 2025 Annual Meeting Season","authors":"Killian Moote","doi":"10.1002/bl.30278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30278","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Kilian Moote is a managing director within the ESG advisory practice at Georgeson, a provider of strategic shareholder engagement, proxy solicitation, and governance consulting services. In this article, he discusses trends for the coming year relating to environmental, social, and governance-related proposals and other issues facing corporate boards.</p>","PeriodicalId":100193,"journal":{"name":"Board Leadership","volume":"2025 197","pages":"5-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143113166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Board Assessment of NPO Performance Using VVM","authors":"Dr. William B. Calder","doi":"10.1002/bl.30277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30277","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dr. William B. Calder is Director of the Center for VVM Research. In this article, he discusses the use of values, vision, and mission statements in the assessment of a nonprofit's performance by its board and senior leadership.</p>","PeriodicalId":100193,"journal":{"name":"Board Leadership","volume":"2025 197","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143113167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"AI-Powered Boardrooms: The Future of Governance","authors":"Meghan Anzelc Ph.D., Christina Fernandes-D'Souza","doi":"10.1002/bl.30276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30276","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Meghan Anzelc, Ph.D., is the founder and CEO of Three Arc Advisory. Christina Fernandes-D'Souza is the firm's vice president of Data Science. In this article they discuss what board directors should do to govern their own use of AI in the boardroom; the current state of AI offerings; areas of higher and lower risk use and how to know if AI is the wrong solution.</p>","PeriodicalId":100193,"journal":{"name":"Board Leadership","volume":"2024 196","pages":"4-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142587922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Staying Too Late at the Table: Retiring CEOs Should Not Remain on the Board","authors":"Dr. Joseph C. Santora","doi":"10.1002/bl.30275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30275","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dr. Joseph C. Santora is the founder of TST, Inc., a management consulting company, editor of the <i>International Leadership Journal</i>, and an executive educator. In this article, he explores the rationale for former CEOs not to assume the board chair position.</p>","PeriodicalId":100193,"journal":{"name":"Board Leadership","volume":"2024 196","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142587921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}