by Dr. Soaries | Jun 15, 2026 | Articles, Board of Director
Before you sit on a compensation committee, you think compensation is about paying people fairly, and that framing makes sense from where most executives sit. After you sit on one, you understand something different. Compensation is not about fairness. It is...
by Dr. Soaries | Jun 8, 2026 | Articles, Board of Director
I want to tell you something I have watched happen more than once in a boardroom. The CFO finishes the presentation. The slides are clean, the story is well-framed, and the headline number looks fine. And most directors in the room nod, ask a few general...
by Dr. Soaries | Jun 1, 2026 | Articles, Board of Director
I want to tell you something I have never put in writing before. When I first joined the board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, I knew I belonged there. My background said I belonged there. I had spent years in public leadership, I understood...
by Dr. Soaries | May 25, 2026 | Articles, Board of Director
Most people think about board service in terms of the full board. The meetings. The votes. The formal decisions. But here is what most aspiring directors do not realize until they are already inside: The real work of a board happens in the committees....
by Dr. Soaries | May 19, 2026 | Articles, Board of Director
It has everything to do with what you ask. Most new directors walk into their first few meetings believing credibility comes from having answers. From demonstrating expertise. From showing the room what they know. That’s how most executive environments work....
by Dr. Soaries | May 12, 2026 | Articles, Board of Director
Your first board pack will probably arrive as a PDF the size of a small novel. Two hundred pages. Sometimes more. Financial statements, management reports, committee updates, legal briefings, strategy decks, risk registers. All of it landing in your inbox a...
