Lucy P. Marcus
Project Syndicate
United Kingdom
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Time for a Boardroom Reckoning by Lucy P. Marcus
While executive pay got the most attention at this year's annual general meetings, investors and the public are deeply concerned about several other issues as well. Some are better known than others, but all will require urgent attention in the coming months. → Read More
Facing Facebook’s Responsibility by Lucy P. Marcus
When Facebook went public in May 2012, its capacity for effective corporate governance was already in doubt. Now it needs to take responsibility for its behavior in a way befitting its influence, by changing its governance and operational behavior. → Read More
Are Guns the Next Target for Conscientious Investors? by Lucy P. Marcus
The gun-control debate in the US is a long and bitter one. But activism by investors and companies in the wake of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, may finally bring about real change. → Read More
The Sexual Harassment Reckoning by Lucy P. Marcus
The #MeToo movement has put increasing pressure on men in power at least to acknowledge the added obstacles women face, from workplace harassment to a persistent pay gap. But acknowledgement is not enough; nor is punishing one powerful abuser at a time. → Read More
Let’s Talk About Politics by Lucy P. Marcus
With every decision our governments make having a direct and measurable impact on our businesses and our lives as consumers, the idea that we can simply avoid politics is untenable. In fact, the only real option is to do the opposite: engage political issues and leaders in order to fight to defend our interests. → Read More
Coming Clean in 2018 by Lucy P. Marcus
US President Richard Nixon and many of his aides learned during the Watergate scandal that the cover-up makes the original mistake ten times worse. In 2018, the Trump administration – and companies like Uber and 21st Century Fox – will ignore that lesson at their peril. → Read More
The Opiate of the Bosses by Lucy P. Marcus
In 2007, several executives of the parent company of Purdue Pharma, which markets the popular opioid OxyContin, pleaded guilty to misleading doctors, regulators, and patients about the risk of addiction associated with the drug. In the decade since, opioid distribution has expanded substantially, driving a rapid increase in addiction and death rates. → Read More
Cybersecurity Starts at the Top by Lucy P. Marcus
Data breaches might feel like a fact of modern life, but they are an artifact of modern indifference. Companies, regardless of size or sector, need to recognize their responsibility, inescapable in today's technology-based economy, to be supremely vigilant and pro-active about securing their data and systems. → Read More
The Power of Active Citizenship by Lucy P. Marcus
Many have wondered why American football players, who often make millions of dollars per season, are protesting injustice. But being an active and engaged citizen means being authentic and empathetic – which requires that we consider not only what an issue means for us, individually, but also how it affects others. → Read More
Trump’s Corporate Lackeys
For many members of US President Donald Trump's economic councils, his weak response to this month's white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, was the last straw. But the camel’s back broke a long time ago. → Read More
Donald Trump, CEO
Donald Trump fancies himself America’s CEO; indeed, he won the presidency partly because he pitched himself as a successful business tycoon. So he should be held to the same standard as a CEO of a large public multinational company. → Read More
The Underside of Uber
While the car-hailing app Uber’s board members and investors have received an outpouring of praise in recent days for forcing CEO Travis Kalanick to resign, they don’t deserve it. On the contrary, while Kalanick did indeed need to go, the move was long overdue – and it was delayed for all the wrong reasons. → Read More
Taming News Corp’s Toxic Culture
“When someone tells you who they are,” counsels the novelist Maya Angelou, “believe them the first time.” Yet when it comes to News Corp – which has been telling the public what it is, over and over again, for years – many, from board members to regulators, have been effectively covering their ears. → Read More
Why Companies Should Refuse Trump’s Deregulation
US President Donald Trump may seem like a dream come true for business: a businessman himself, he is eager to please companies with extensive deregulation. But if companies aren’t careful, they will come to regret what they wished for. → Read More
Trump the Destroyer
With all the skill of an experienced arsonist, US President Donald Trump is preparing America for a firestorm. Voters who thought they were supporting the only capable firefighter around have been played. → Read More
Why Press Freedom is Good Business
Press freedom and independence, a staple ingredient of democracy worldwide, is declining at an alarming pace. And the transparency and vigilance that a free and independent press provides are critical not only to democracy: Without high-quality journalism, achieving better, stronger, and more robust economies is not possible. → Read More
What Beats Corruption?
Corruption is a global scourge, sometimes becoming so deeply ingrained in countries that combating it seems impossible. But change is possible, as we have seen in the world of corporate governance in the last couple of years. → Read More
The Elephant in the Boardroom
Climate change, weapons of mass destruction, water scarcity, migration, and energy are the greatest threats we face, according to the World Economic Forum’s "Global Risk Report 2016." But none of these risks caused the recent spike in debt crises or the wave of corporate scandals that broke just in the last year. → Read More
This is why you should ‘advertise your ignorance’
One of the biggest challenges for executives is the digital revolution says Jonathan Zittrain. The key to getting it right? Not having all the answers. → Read More
How two iPads and a smartphone became the new normal
So long laptop. Goodbye pen and paper. At Davos, multiple small devices — including the BlackBerry — are in the hands and pockets of most executives. A look at what people carry. → Read More