How Boards Can Plan for the Disasters While some have described the Covid-19 pandemic as a black swan event, in reality it should be treated as a “black elephant” — a cross between a black swan event and the elephant in the room. September 25, 2020 Harvard Business Review
The Top Compensation Consultants Speak Transcript of the webcast, "The Top Compensation Consultants Speak," hosted by CompensationStandards.com on Feb. 14, 2018, which featured Blair Jones. April 12, 2018 Compensationstandards.com
CEO Reviews: Helping the Boss Get Better The annual performance review. Many boards don't take full advantage of them as a leadership- development mechanism for the CEO. But CEOs are no different from other employees: they need honest, direct and timely feedback. In the CEO's case, getting unfiltered feedback from most people can be especially tricky, so a rigorous review by the board matters all the more. March 23, 2015 Directors & Boards
Panel Discussion: Driving the Right Performance and Long-Term Incentives Blair Jones moderated a panel at the Sept 11-12, 2014, Compensation Committee Boot Camp, jointly hosted by NYSE Governance Services, Corporate Board Member and Equilar. The panel answered questions such as how boards ensure performance measures and how to align goals with long-term incentive pay design. This panel also evaluated the right mix of vehicles and metrics that will drive multi-year corporate performance objectives. October 21, 2014
Compensation: Pay Prominence Greg Arnold and Barry Sullivan of Semler Brossy provide insight on balancing pay prominence in executive compensation programs. February 8, 2013 NACD Directorship Magazine