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Give Your Board a Style Audit

By Ralph Ward |  Dec 1, 2000

How effective is your board's chemistry? Board expert Ralph Ward suggests ideas to help formulate a good, objective blueprint of how your board actually func...  Read more

Hot Tip: Board Conflict Resolution

By Ralph Ward |  Dec 1, 2000

A new booklet offers advice on cooling boardroom passions.  Read more

A Boardroom Generation Gap

By Ralph Ward |  Dec 1, 2000

Young entrepreneurs are finding their way onto company boards. Are they clashing with older board members? Board expert Ralph Ward outlines the problems and ...  Read more

Finding Diverse Candidates for Your Board

By Ralph Ward |  Dec 1, 2000

There is an increased demand for but limited supply of diverse board candidates. Board expert Ralph Ward makes practical suggestions to guide your recruitmen...  Read more

Common Boardroom Blunders of Novices

By Ralph Ward |  Nov 1, 2000

It's tough being the new kid in the boardroom, and there are typical mistakes made that will show you as an amateur. Board expert Ralph Ward outlines the tel...  Read more

New Rules of Etiquette for Board Communication

By Ralph Ward |  Nov 1, 2000

It used to be that board members got all their information from the CEO. Now members are making direct contact with corporate officers. With this change come...  Read more

Board Building Tips from the 2000 Inc. 500 #1 Company

By Ralph Ward |  Nov 1, 2000

Having a strong start-up board with stellar talent was critical to the success of the #1 company on the 2000 Inc. 500 list.  Read more

Five Tips for Savvy Board Travel Planning

By Ralph Ward |  Nov 1, 2000

Making sure that board members arrive at your meeting is an increasingly high-stakes and complicated game. Board expert Ralph Ward offers strategies to decre...  Read more

Best Practices: Boardroom Orientation

By Ralph Ward |  Nov 1, 2000

Bringing your new board members up to speed is critical. Board expert Ralph Ward explains how one company uses a corporate fact book to educate new board mem...  Read more

Tough Love: What You Really Want from Your Advisory Board

By David E. Gumpert |  Nov 1, 2000

If you're expecting your board to enthusiastically back all your ideas, you may be missing their main purpose. One entrepreneur reflects on the tough lessons...  Read more

Building a Great Board

Oct 17, 2000

Building a Great Board, Boards and Advisors Article - Want a great board of directors? This Inc.com guide contains some of our best resources for entrepreneu...  Read more

Hot Tip: Advisory Boards

By D.M. Osborne |  Aug 1, 2000

Christine Comaford, managing director at Artemis Ventures, stresses the importance of motivating your advisory board.  Read more

Using Technology to Better Your Board

By Ralph Ward |  Jul 1, 2000

The latest tech innovations can aid your board. Here's a look at what some trendsetting companies are doing.  Read more

Compensating an Advisory Board

By Ralph Ward |  Jul 1, 2000

How should you pay your advisory board?  Read more

The Fundamentals of a Family-Business Advisory Board

By Ralph Ward |  Jul 1, 2000

How does the role of an advisory board differ for a family firm? Board expert Ralph Ward offers insights for boosting a board when it's a family affair.  Read more

Five Tips for First-Time Board Members

By Ralph Ward |  Jun 1, 2000

A quick look at how to establish yourself in your first board seat.  Read more

Shake Up an Inbred Board

By Ralph Ward |  Feb 1, 2000

Is your board of directors in a rut? Famed futurist Esther Dyson offers some tactics to bring life back to your board.  Read more

Star Boards -- Nothing but Star Boards

By Mike Hofman |  Dec 1, 1999

Celebrities make great directors and advisors.  Read more

Coping with the Boardroom Talent Pinch

By Ralph Ward |  Dec 1, 1999

It's tough to recruit great talent for your board of directors. Here's why.  Read more

A Boardroom Pro's Governance Gems

By Ralph Ward |  Nov 1, 1999

Get more from your board meetings with these five quick tips.  Read more

Boards and CEO Succession

By Ralph Ward |  Jul 1, 1999

This article discusses and defines the important role that corporate boards play in CEO succession planning.  Read more

Board Pay: Five Hot Trends

By Ralph Ward |  Jun 1, 1999

The way boards pay their members is changing as fast as the duties they perform.  Read more

Five Tips for Putting Your Board Online

By Ralph Ward |  Jun 1, 1999

More and more companies are using communications technology to achieve better results in the boardroom. Learn how you can, too.  Read more

Who Administers Your Board?

By Ralph Ward |  Jan 1, 1999

If your company's on the fast track for growth, consider hiring a dedicated board administrator to manage meetings.  Read more

The Start-Up Board

By Ralph Ward |  Jan 1, 1999

A CEO coach offers advice for managing the board of directors for an upstart.  Read more

Let Some Outsiders Govern the Family Business

By Ralph Ward |  Jan 1, 1999

The case for tapping outside directors for family-run businesses and tips for bringing them aboard.  Read more

Turn Your Directors into Floor Walkers

By Ralph Ward |  Jan 1, 1999

Sure, your directors are contributing in the boardroom. But do they walk the walk for your company on their own time?  Read more

Tips for Board Benchmarking

By Ralph Ward |  Jan 1, 1999

If you really want to improve your corporate board, try sharing best practices with other company boards.  Read more

Shopping for Board Members

By Stephanie L Gruner |  Aug 1, 1997

One founder of Ganymede Software cold calls local techies and successful entrepreneurs.  Read more

In Practice: Boardroom Confessions

By Stephanie L. Gruner |  Aug 1, 1997

Ever wondered what goes on behind closed boardroom doors? Here's the scoop.  Read more

Boards That Are Not Bored

By Bradley Feld |  Feb 1, 1997

Invigorate your company by putting outsiders on your board. An experienced board member offers basics on size, compensation, and how best to keep your board ...  Read more