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Pay, Performance, and the AI Talent Race | Farient Briefings FOR EMPLOYEES
Pay, Performance, and the AI Talent Race Fresh from the stage at NACD’s Leading Minds of Governance & Technology event in Boston, Farient Partner Angela Moe offers a timely perspective on using incentives to drive the right outcomes, choosing key performance indicators that stand up to scrutiny, and…
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Pay, Performance, and the AI Talent Race | Farient Briefings
Pay, Performance, and the AI Talent Race Bad metrics do more than miss the mark—they can reward the wrong behavior. And as companies pay a roughly 30% premium for scarce AI skills, the stakes extend well beyond compensation. Farient Partner Angela Moe explains how boards can…
Read More > 10.15.2026
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Pay, Performance, and the AI Talent Race
Fresh from the stage at NACD’s Leading Minds of Governance & Technology event in Boston, Farient Partner Angela Moe offers a timely perspective on using incentives to drive the right outcomes, choosing key performance indicators that stand up to scrutiny, and competing for scarce AI talent without losing sight of…
Read More > 10.14.2026
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Succession Planning Has a Blind Spot | Farient Briefings
Succession Planning Has a Blind Spot Some boards have spent years preparing for CEO succession. But what if the bigger risk is losing key talent before a succession plan is launched? New research from Corporate Board Member and Farient Advisors reveals how directors are rethinking readiness, retention risk,…
Read More > 09.29.2026
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The Succession Risk Boards See Too Late
Succession plans can look solid on paper right up until a key executive walks out the door. That is the risk more boards are beginning to confront. For years, succession planning has centered on the same familiar questions: Who is ready now? Who is next? And what happens if the…
Read More > 09.25.2026
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Boards Must Look Beyond the Immediate Succession Slate | Farient Briefings FOR EMPLOYEES
Boards Must Look Beyond the Immediate Succession Slate Boards tend to ask one succession question first: Who is next? The sharper question is what happens when a transition exposes risks the board has not seen, priced, or planned for. A CEO or C-suite change can leave critical roles…
Read More > 09.17.2026
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Boards Must Look Beyond the Immediate Succession Slate | Farient Briefings
Boards Must Look Beyond the Immediate Succession Slate Most boards know who might be next. Fewer know who might walk. At a private dinner this week for public company directors in Charlotte, N.C., Farient CEO Robin Ferracone and Managing Partner R.J. Bannister challenged directors…
Read More > 09.14.2026
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Boards Must Look Beyond the Immediate Succession Slate
Boards tend to ask one succession question first: Who is next? The sharper question is what happens when a transition exposes risks the board has not seen, priced, or planned for. A CEO or C-suite change can leave critical roles exposed, put valued executives in play, pressure directors into expensive…
Read More > 09.14.2026
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For CEOs, RSU Growth Swings Higher as Proxy Advisors Pull Back on Criticism—Agenda
Equity design is getting more nuanced. Farient Advisors Partner and COO R.J. Bannister’s message to boards: start with strategy, then build the pay mix to match. In Agenda, Bannister explains why restricted stock units, performance shares, and stock options should not be treated as interchangeable tools. The right answer depends on what the company…
Read More > 09.03.2026
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The Resignation Email Arrives at 6:12 A.M. What Now? | Farient Briefings IN FULL
The Resignation Email Arrives at 6:12 A.M. What Now? The essential question isn’t whether pay belongs in succession planning, but when and how to use it. Compensation can help retain critical leaders and reinforce a clear talent strategy, but it should be designed into the plan years before…
Read More > 08.20.2026
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