The recent UK-based EY analysis, How capital allocation can rebalance capitalism in a changing world, offers a timely and largely accurate diagnosis of the system’s current tensions. Capitalism, the authors argue, is not failing; it is delivering precisely what its incentives reward—efficient allocation of capital toward short-term financial returns, scale, and market dominance. This framing […]
Earning It: Introductory Notes Joann Lublin gave the opening keynote at the recent Corporate Directors Forum 2018 in San Diego. She spoke largely about her new book, Earning It: Hard-Won Lessons from Trailblazing Women at the Top of the Business World. This year the Forum had an overall theme, “How Culture Impacts the Boardroom and Beyond.” Corporate […]
The March/April edition of The Corporate Board contains several excellent articles. I e-mailed a couple of quotes from their ‘Spoken & Written’ section to a CEO who needs a real board, instead of a rubber stamp. (more…)