Innovations pitched by Apple’s Steve Jobs exemplify the need to give ideas time to grow before abandoning them.

The Critic Takes the Hindmost; Warning: Truth Spoken Here; It’s the Economist, Stupid.

Warren Buffet’s hypothetical musings ring true.

Jamie Dimon writes on regulations, bailouts and optimism in his 2010 shareholders letter.

Inside the world’s best-attended, most instructive annual meeting.

Companies must now provide the SEC with more information on a new director’s background.

NACD Directorship’s Jeff Cunningham recounts his experiences with Donald Trump, whose personable demeanor could win him many votes should he run for president in 2012.

The chair of the House Financial Services Committee outlines to America’s board directors his priorities for remedying Dodd-Frank.

Investing in director education can help prevent costly oversight errors.

Berkshire Hathaway should prohibit senior officers from trading in stock for their own accounts, given the resignation of Warren Buffett’s successor David Sokol.

President Barack Obama could learn a great deal from the first State of the Union Address, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1801.

The SEC’s insider trading accusation against former Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble Director Rajat Gupta should serve as a lesson to directors on the importance of confidentiality.

Directors need to tread carefully with state pension funds, since states’ budgets are still reeling from the economic crisis and courts end to reward state pensions higher payouts.

With the ever-increasing calls for increased boardroom communication with shareholders, it is in boards’ best interests to evaluate their need for media training.

Boards should plan fellow directors’ exits with care to allow for a graceful and respectful departure.

A leading plaintiff attorney reveals insights into the high-stakes legal game to influence America’s boardrooms.

A discussion with Henry Hu and Harry Markopolos on board regulation.

A discussion with Henry Hu and Harry Markopolos on board regulation; CalPERS to abandon Focus List.

Delaware Chancellor William B. Chandler III speaks out on key director issues from liability to the new Federalist era and the lasting impact of the Disney case.

Critics of the SEC’s proxy access have long pointed at what might be an “intended consequence” —a growing distance between boards and management.