Resources
We conduct original research on the causes of short-term business decisions and work to find practical solutions.
Governance | Case Study
28 February 2024 - Given the importance of their role, how can corporate boards ensure they are an effective cornerstone of long-term strategic growth?
Governance | Podcast
12 February 2024 - "That system of geopolitics brought us this notion that globalization superseded the United Nations as a way of dealing with each other. That's been torn asunder."
Governance | Case Study
1 March 2023 - Although our sustainable journey has been underway for 15 years, we have accelerated this throughout the whole firm, creating a groupwide Sustainability Centre with a new Sustainable Board.
Governance | In the News
3 August 2022 - This episode of the Governance Matters podcast looks at changing board attitudes toward climate change and what investors are looking for from directors in terms of climate-related skills and knowledge.
Governance | Article, Toolkit
24 May 2022 - Geopolitical risk is currently front and center for executive management and boards. The war in Ukraine and accompanying geopolitical disruptions are an action-forcing event for nearly every multinational company and investor, regardless of the size of the business or portfolio at risk.
Stakeholder Capitalism, Governance | Article
19 January 2022 - Political uncertainty needn’t capsize an organization’s long-term strategy. Rather, through good governance and investing in stakeholder engagement, businesses can cut through the noise of what’s expected of them and stay true to their purpose.
Governance, Incentive Alignment | Podcast
22 November 2021 - What makes a long-term CEO? Clarke Murphy (Russell Reynolds Associates) joins the podcast to discuss the attributes that make executive leaders effective at driving long-term outcomes.
Risk and Resilience, Governance | Article
21 October 2021 - By Allen He Oversight boards and their investment teams often speak different languages when it comes to risk. The often repeated pattern is one of in depth discussions without clarifying long-term implications – not seeing the forest through the trees. Then, inevitably, board members are surprised by portfolio movements in the face of market stress events. Boards can take on a very short-term focus during such periods of uncertainty, often to the extent of losing confidence in the management team or their strategy and wanting to...
Governance | Podcast
14 September 2021 - Robert F. Smith is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of investment firm Vista Equity Partners. Learn more on this episode of the Going Long Podcast podcast.
Governance | Report
19 July 2021 - Despite the evidence of the benefits of increased leadership diversity, progress at private companies has been slow.
Governance | Toolkit
19 July 2021 - FCLTGlobal convened numerous roundtables to produce the practical guides that follow, which both GPs and LPs can use to evaluate, implement, and report on diversity and inclusion in the boardrooms of their privately held portfolio companies. For some firms, these may be the first steps. For others, they may be a refinement of plans already in motion. Regardless, they are a means to putting leaders in the boardroom of private companies who are representative, forward-looking, and positioned to create long-term value.
Governance | Toolkit
19 July 2021 - Leading GPs and LPs can drive long-term performance by building effective, diverse portco boards and building diversity among their advisors. To facilitate discussions about board diversity, equity and inclusion between GPs and LPs, FCLTGlobal has developed this Portfolio Company Board Diversity Conversation Guide.