http://www.twaj.com/tnt Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:38:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When it comes to board communications, "KITT" is the key: Keep It Transparent and Trustworthy By Tom Wajnert and Stephen A. Miles Perhaps nothing is more vital in your role as a CEO than how you present to, and communicate with, your board. In this age of transparency, and with new federal ... http://www.twaj.com/tnt/six-simple-rules-for-strengthening-ceo-board-relations/ Tom Wajnert, an advisor to boards and CEOs and the lead director of the board of Reynolds American Inc., will join the tobacco products company’s CEO, Susan Ivey, in a forum to be held June 22–23 at the New York Stock Exchange. Wajnert, a frequent writer and speaker on CEO-board relations, ... http://www.twaj.com/tnt/on-board-level-communications-styles-that-work/ Tom’s article “Separation Anxiety: Splitting the Chair, CEO Roles” was published in the magazine Directorship Magazine on July 21, 2009. The article is available on the Directorship Magazine web site. http://www.twaj.com/tnt/separation-anxiety-splitting-the-chair-ceo-roles/ Tom Wajnert will be a presenter at the NACD Directorship Forum to be held in New York City, June 7-8.  His "Meeting the Challenge: Recruitment and Motivation" panel is scheduled for 2:30pm on Tuesday, June 8th. For more information on the event, visit the NACD Directorship Forum website. http://www.twaj.com/tnt/nacd-directorship-forum/ As an independent director on the board of Reynolds American, Inc., Tom Wajnert is quoted in the article “Smokeless Products are Tough Test for Reynolds”which was published in The Wall Street Journal on Friday, March 26, 2010. “Tom Wajnert, Reynolds' lead independent director, says some board members were "a little skeptical." ... http://www.twaj.com/tnt/wajnert-wall-street-journal/ Tom's latest article which was published in the January 13, 2010 issue of Directorship Magazine is titled "We Have Met the Enemy... and They is Us." Download the article as a PDF file. http://www.twaj.com/tnt/we-have-met-the-enemyand-they-is-us/ Tom Wajnert spoke at the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum in Palm Desert, CA, Nov. 12 on Why Your Board of Directors Matters Now More than Ever. For more information, contact Tom@twaj.com. http://www.twaj.com/tnt/why-your-board-of-directors-matters-now-more-than-ever/ Five strategies for making the board relationship succeed, article by Tom Wajnert and Stephen A. Miles, published in Forbes, Nov. 11, 2009. For complete article, click here: http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/12/ceo-board-relations-leadership-ceonetwork-managing.html http://www.twaj.com/tnt/advice-to-a-new-ceo-how-to-handle-your-board/ CALISTOGA, CA, OCT. 6—How can executives and boards of directors best navigate the global credit crisis—and survive in the wake of today’s corporate scandals, government bailouts, and heightened shareholder activism?  A new website, TWAJ.com, offers free advice and action plans from Tom Wajnert, a veteran advisor to private and public ... http://www.twaj.com/tnt/press-release-twajcom-offers-free-advice-actions-plans-for-corporate-leaders-grappling-with-credit-crisis-fallout/ The Directorship magazine website this summer featured an article by Tom called " Splitting the roles of CEO and board chair: How to get ahead of the trend and avoid separation anxiety". This same article will be featured in the Oct/Nov issue of the magazine. http://www.twaj.com/tnt/tom-attended-global-forum/