Governance Outlook
Board Governance in a Polarized Environment
FGS Global discusses how boards can navigate fierce political polarization and guide companies through “the gray space” of competing stakeholder pressures.
Governance Resources
Strategy and Risk
Boardroom Resources for Guiding Strategy and Risk Governance
Core Oversight Topics
Governance Surveys
Directorship Magazine
Effective Strategy & Risk Oversight for the Boardroom
Companies face an expanding and volatile risk landscape. Having effective strategy and risk oversight protocols in place is essential for successful governance. Our tools, templates, and detailed articles provide directors with the insights and frameworks needed to make informed decisions and mitigate risks accordingly.
Featured Report
2026 Governance Outlook
Discover 2026 governance priorities as directors shift from strategy to execution. This outlook highlights key risks, operational demands, and actionable insights to support effective board oversight.
Key Resources
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Tools for Success
Practical tools, templates, and more to put into action at your next meeting.
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Director Essentials
The Oversight of M&A
Learn how boards can guide M&A decisions to enhance long-term corporate value.
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Boardroom Tool
Meeting Fiduciary Duty in a Changing Sustainability Landscape
Explore practical boardroom strategies for overseeing sustainability decisions in uncertain regulatory environments.
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Boardroom Tool
Setting Strategy: A Road Map for the Board’s Engagement with Management
Enhance strategic engagement with the CEO and management by setting clear expectations.
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Boardroom Tool
AI Friend and Foe
Elevate your board's AI oversight capabilities to balance cybersecurity benefits with emerging risks, while ensuring responsible governance for strategic advantage.
Editorʼs Picks
A selection of editorial content from Directorship® magazine, including online exclusives.
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Online Exclusive
How Foresight and an Aligned Operating Model Help Companies Thrive
Directors can help their companies navigate turbulent markets by aligning customers, operations, and capital strategies.
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Online Exclusive
Navigating a New Era of Risk: A Playbook for Directors
Learn how boards can oversee emerging risks by refining governance routines to build resilience and value.
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Online Exclusive
How to Proactively Approach Board Refreshment
To remain effective, boards should look beyond their current composition and think ahead about how they will align with future strategy and challenges.
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Online Exclusive
Building Competitive Advantage with Responsible AI Ecosystems
Forward-thinking boards recognize responsible artificial intelligence as a powerful lever for value creation, market expansion, and building stakeholder trust in an AI-driven economy.
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Online Exclusive
Cybersecurity Oversight: The More Things Stay the Same, the More They Change
Public company disclosures reveal three shifts in cybersecurity oversight, including the adoption of maturity frameworks, tabletop exercises, and ongoing board education.
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Online Exclusive
What Audit Committees Are Wrestling With
Discover what is top of mind for audit committees as companies prepare for 2026.