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Because board meetings involve two groups-directors and managers-and because directors play a difficult dual role as both cops and advisers, boardroom communication can suffer. Executive sessions and active in-meeting leadership will help.

The board of directors of Medtronic, Inc., a company known for its commitment to effective corporate governance, must prepare for the departure of Chairman & CEO Bill George and the retirement of four long-time directors. The company had experienced rapid growth in the early 1990s as well as significant change in the composition of its board. Now the Medtronic directors must evaluate how the board has changed, how it will continue to change, and how it should prepare for the future.

The largest state pension fund continues the evolution of its approach to corporate governance contemplating "relationship investing" and other new approaches.

Outside directors account for less than a third of the board members on a typical Internet start-up. That's bad business in the long run. Here's why.

Explores the functioning of a German supervisory board in the context of a takeover bid made by a British company.

The board of directors of Medtronic, Inc., a company known for its commitment to effective corporate governance, must prepare for the departure of Chairman and CEO Bill George and the retirement of four long-time directors. The company had experienced rapid growth in the early 1990's as well as significant change in the composition of its board. Now the Medtronic directors must evaluate how the board has changed, how it will continue to change, and how it should prepare for the future.

Supplements the (A) case.

Supplements the (A) case.

Supplements the (A) case.