What's the toughest job you or your board has had this year? Tell us the top issue on your board's agenda for 2009.

Do you believe that boards have more influence over CEOs these days than, say, five years ago? How can a board exert its will on a CEO?

 What's the best way to handle the sensitive step of delivering unfavorable feedback to a CEO? What's the most effective way to challenge management?

Do you feel that pressure from shareholders and shareholder groups has increased over the past three years?

Has risk management become more difficult this year than in the past five or six years? Do you know who your next CEO will be? Should you?

Have you had to call in outside experts to help explain any aspects of your company's business to the board?

Is it really a company's job to incorporate social responsibility into its agenda? How do you monitor a company's ethics? What do you do when you find them flawed?

What advice would you give a first-time director? Tell us how you've made a difference during your career as a director.

What are the most urgent problems you see for corporate America?