Services
Karen Kane Consulting offers unparalleled expertise in executive and governance communications including
- Stakeholder analysis and audit to develop a deeper understanding of shareholder issues and concerns.
- Board and company positioning with key investors and stakeholders.
- Board-shareholder engagement programs, board communication policies and crisis communication.
Board-Shareholder Communication – We facilitate the board’s discussion about its current communication with stakeholders and create blueprints for responding to new requirements for greater transparency in shareholder communications. In developing a comprehensive board communication policy, we help directors to create strategies for interaction with shareholders and forums for soliciting feedback. We identify appropriate board members as spokesmen and prep them for their new roles.
Board Communication Policy—Every board needs a “rules of the road,” a framework for the way directors interact with shareholders in the wake of the Dodd-Frank Act. We help boards design appropriate and well-reasoned communication policies as effective risk mitigation tools that govern director behavior shareholder interactions. We bring a strategic perspective to director-shareholder dialogue helping to avoid situations that could damage the organization and the reputation of individual directors.
Shareholder Engagement Program–We help boards prepare for the upcoming proxy season. By identifying issues and vulnerabilities in advance, we anticipate and mitigate those risks. We help boards to focus on identifying and incorporating appropriate shareholder perspective while minimizing the confrontational aspect of board-shareholder communication.
Annual Meeting Preparation–Boards that orchestrate authentic outreach in advance of annual meetings more effectively frame the conversation with stakeholders. We take your board through an array of best practices beginning with improving proxy communication based on stakeholder and issue analysis. Meeting preparation may include media training for board members who participate in the annual meeting, using it as an opportunity to demonstrate the board’s understanding of critical shareholder issues and how it is working on behalf of shareholders in providing oversight.
Crisis Communication—We provide the preparation to enable boards to anticipate, mitigate and if need be manage through crises, thereby reducing organizational risk. Through our proprietary programs, we offer directors the training needed to anticipate and handle the increased scrutiny that the new era of transparency requires.
C-Suite Communications: For CEOs and members of the C-Suite, we offer boutique communication and public relation services.
