Engaging stakeholders

THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: How can companies improve the quality of interaction with shareholders at annual general meetings? Should shareholders be limited at the AGM to the agenda set by the company? Should there be more avenues, beyond the AGM, for shareholders to engage with the management?

John Bittleston

Chairman

Terrific Mentors International

Shareholders need educating, not being handed off with meaningless answers or the standard FAQs. Large companies should have a special blog within the main website, which is accessible only to shareholders. They will be encouraged to send questions and comments to this blog that will be visible to other shareholders but not to the general public. The blog will be handled by management, n…