The Directors Cut Podcast
The Directors Cut Podcast
the Corporate Directors Forum
Helping directors, and those who support them, build more effective boards.
HOW STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE GIVES HISTOGEN A LEADING EDGE
Rich Pascoe, President & CEO of Histogen, discusses four ways strategic intelligence can help your business not only survive, but thrive in an ever-changing business environment.
Oct 28, 2020
ZOMBIE COMPUTER ARMIES TARGET YOUR WORK FROM HOME EMPLOYEES
Kevin Villanueva, Partner at Moss Adams, where he leads the firm’s IT Infrastructure and Security Practice, recommends “must do’s” to protect employee and company data as you continue to support your work from home employees.
Oct 2, 2020
THREE STEPS BOARDS MUST TAKE DURING DYNAMIC TIMES
In our Strategic Partner Spotlight, Carisa Wisniewski CPA and Partner with Moss Adams dives into the three things the Board can do to meet challenges head on. Moss Adams regularly exercises these practices with their clients.
Apr 14, 2020
15 min
WD-40’S LEADERSHIP PLAYBOOK DURING CRISIS
“We will be stronger. Let’s not waste a crisis.” Like many of you, Garry and his team at WD-40 are focused on navigating through this global pandemic.  Following is the WD-40 Leadership During Crisis Playbook as shared by Garry.  It starts with your people, “There is nothing better...
Apr 3, 2020
16 min
THE CMO: YOUR COMPANY’S SECRET WEAPON
With a seat at the leadership table, a strategic budget and Board support… you will unleash a marketing super power. According to Board advisors, when a company brings in a new President from outside their organization, one of the first two positions that President personally...
Dec 27, 2019
14 min
HERE’S HOW TO WIN ON THE DIVERSITY FRONT
What strategies need to be in place to truly impact diversity in your organization? In this Director’s Cut Podcast, Christina de Vaca, CEO of Corporate Directors Forum, discusses how she made it a goal to work with her team on increasing diversity among monthly guest...
Sep 17, 2019
21 min
DIVERSITY HAS BOARD, INVESTORS AND GOVT. ATTENTION
Why Should You Care? California made the first move in 2018 by passing bill SB 826 to insure that publicly traded CA companies reflect gender diversity on their Boards. Currently, women hold 17.7% of Board seats in Public Companies, which is remarkable given research shows...
Aug 13, 2019
22 min
DEMYSTIFYING THE BLOCKCHAIN REVOLUTION
What Directors and Leaders Should Know Now! The premise of blockchain is brilliant: a decentralized ledger that eliminates the possibility for failure by taking centralized components out of the picture. Specifically, what blockchain technology is meant to do, is automate trust.  Proponents predict blockchain will...
May 7, 2019
13 min
ARE YOU LEADING OR LAGGING IN INNOVATION?
5 Proven Ways to Outperform the Competition: Is your company’s leadership truly dedicated to innovating?  Are leaders rewarded for creative fails? Do you recognize the innovation blockers?  Recent research from Washington University Olin School of Business is predicting 40% of Fortune 500 Companies will be...
Apr 16, 2019
22 min
JACK IN THE BOX LEADS WITH SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
CEO Lenny Comma on the payoff of social investments and the value of connection to employees Millennials are leading the charge and demanding that organizations and their leaders play a meaningful role in creating positive social change.  Not only that, 76% of investors also expect...
Feb 7, 2019
32 min
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