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Blog

· Jan 10, 2018

· 6 min read

What government boards need to know about governance best practices

By The Diligent team

The composition of government boards and their governance center around citizen capital because they invest in the people that government agencies serve.

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Blog

· Jan 5, 2018

· 6 min read

What questions your board admin should ask when evaluating your board

By The Diligent team

The goal of the evaluation is to assess whether the board has the proper composition and leadership skills to effectively oversee the company.

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Blog

· Jan 4, 2018

· 5 min read

5 contract management compliance strategies

By The Diligent team

Contracts build trust, level the field, and meet expectations. Growing organizations enter more binding contracts for success. Compliance ensures mutual benefit.

Corporate secretary preparing for a board meeting

Blog

· Dec 1, 2017

· 6 min read

How a corporate secretary should prepare for a board meeting

By The Diligent team

Corporate secretaries have demanding and critical responsibilities that require them to be at the top of their game as they prepare for board meetings.

Chairman of board running a meeting

Blog

· Oct 30, 2017

· 6 min read

How the chairman of the board should run a board meeting

By The Diligent team

Board chairpersons need to have essential knowledge and understanding of good corporate governance principles to run meetings effectively.

Woman who is part of the school board

Blog

· Oct 10, 2017

· 6 min read

Governance and oversight

By The Diligent team

Governance work as well as oversight of management are two of the most important areas where a school board trustee should be funneling their efforts.

A diagram signifying best practices in board size.

Blog

· Sep 25, 2017

· 6 min read

Best practices: Board size and corporate governance

By The Diligent team

The new focus on compliance and best practices for good corporate governance places stronger emphasis on the quality of board directors over the quantity.

Board members discussing a new corporate director orientation checklist

Blog

· Sep 22, 2017

· 6 min read

New corporate director orientation checklist

By The Diligent team

Having a proper new corporate director orientation checklist will help your board better assign a mentor and have the new director prepped for meetings.

Image of a hospital board having a meeting

Blog

· Aug 25, 2017

· 6 min read

Understanding hospital board governance

By The Diligent team

Each hospital governance structure has different regulatory requirements, accountability and responsibilities, but they share the same fiduciary duties.

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Blog

· Aug 3, 2017

· 6 min read

What is a board meeting proxy?

By The Diligent team

A proxy is a written statement by a shareholder that authorizes a specific person to vote the shareholder's shares at a shareholder meeting.

how the role of the board changes after the ipo

Blog

· Jul 31, 2017

· 6 min read

How the role of board members changes when the company goes public

By The Diligent team

Board directors of private companies act as advisors to the CEO, whereas board directors of public companies have experts advising them.

Image of a boardroom representing corporate governance regulations

Blog

· Jul 10, 2017

· 6 min read

Importance of good corporate governance regulations

By The Diligent team

Corporate governance regulations can help improve the economy and keep corporations honest and transparent especially in terms of future growth.

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