The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:32:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png Is Your Board Accountable? – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 Is Your Board Accountable? https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2019/09/16/is-your-board-accountable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-your-board-accountable https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2019/09/16/is-your-board-accountable/#comments Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:48:16 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=121932?d=20190916084816EDT Posted by Rusty O’Kelley and Anthony Goodman, Russell Reynolds Associates, on Monday, September 16, 2019
Editor's Note:

Rusty O’Kelley III is the Global Head of the Board Consulting and Effectiveness Practice and Anthony Goodman is a member of the Board Consulting and Effectiveness Practice at Russell Reynolds Associates. This post is based on a Russell Reynolds memorandum by Mr. O’Kelley, Mr. Goodman, Andrew Droste, and Sarah Oliva.

Shareholders and regulators across the globe are demanding improvements in board oversight of corporate culture. Institutional investors seek to better understand companies’ approaches to human capital management (“HCM”), tone at the top, and the attendant reputational risks.

Corporate culture is a business issue for companies and their boards. The new generation of workers weighs workplace culture when choosing their jobs, and the protracted low rates of unemployment have added fuel to the talent war. Best-in-class companies are therefore seeking to distinguish their corporate cultures from those of their peers in ways that will attract and retain today’s top talent. Carefully focused, boards could play a significant role in this effort, even if they remain unmoved by the demands of their other stakeholders.

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