Point of View 2012

In a world undergoing more and faster changes than at any time in history, leaders find themselves scrambling to answer key questions about the specific measures and the overall mindset companies should adopt to stay successful and keep ahead of seismic shifts in the business landscape.

The new issue of Point of View addresses several of these areas of uncertainty, providing board directors, CEOs and other senior executives with solid insight into the more volatile concerns that organizations face. In this issue:

• What boards must get right
  Three key priorities
• The rise of social media
  Is your organization ready for the new transparency?
• Expat 2.0: The global executive
  What should replace the traditional expatriate model?
• The international leader
  More companies look beyond national borders for top executives
• Lessons from an international assignment
  Six executives discuss the surprises and lessons learned from assignments abroad.
• Have we placed too much faith in corporate governance reform?
  What are the basic principles of effective governance?
• Improving board effectiveness
  Five principles for getting the most out of a board assessment
• You need a leader – Now what?
  How companies can improve their ability to make smart leadership decisions