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Board Games: Straight Talk for New Directors and Good Governance
Succeeding in today's corporate and not-for-profit boardrooms is tougher than ever before, with new and established board directors facing myriad new and rapidly globalizing governance challenges. Directors and aspiring board candidates need a survival guide to beat the odds and avoid crises―the best credentials and the best of intentions aren't enough. This book is that guide.
Board Straight Talk for New Directors and Good Governance is an essential resource for any current or aspiring board director. It identifies the issues directors are most likely to face in today's rapidly changing, potentially hazardous business environments, offering candid, well-informed insights that address emerging issues, potential conflicts, and real-board situations. Readers will learn how to be more effective, more informed, and more diligent directors committed to the shareholders' best interests―even if that mindset challenges the interests of current management.
This book shows new directors on any board how the current systems of financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and crisis management work, serving as a playbook that can help them serve the corporate good while protecting themselves―and do the right thing for shareholders, employees, customers, and communities they serve. The authors apply their extensive experience at the top of various corporations and nonprofit organizations to identify the behind-the-scenes, boardroom-culture issues that can trip up any director and demonstrate the critical importance of committing to the right governance, due diligence, and independent oversight.
Board Straight Talk for New Directors and Good Governance is an essential resource for any current or aspiring board director. It identifies the issues directors are most likely to face in today's rapidly changing, potentially hazardous business environments, offering candid, well-informed insights that address emerging issues, potential conflicts, and real-board situations. Readers will learn how to be more effective, more informed, and more diligent directors committed to the shareholders' best interests―even if that mindset challenges the interests of current management.
This book shows new directors on any board how the current systems of financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and crisis management work, serving as a playbook that can help them serve the corporate good while protecting themselves―and do the right thing for shareholders, employees, customers, and communities they serve. The authors apply their extensive experience at the top of various corporations and nonprofit organizations to identify the behind-the-scenes, boardroom-culture issues that can trip up any director and demonstrate the critical importance of committing to the right governance, due diligence, and independent oversight.
208 pages, Hardcover
Published June 13, 2016
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February 19, 2023
short overview for governance. Some content repeats and is a bit trite but other aspects I wouldn't have thought to think about. Had an overview of governance structures and the importance of board members to serve the company and its shareholders. I wish it went more in-depth to activist investing/raiding but more was just a touchstone on these topics. It gave great advice on not just jumping at the first board you get offered, and weighing the upside of every decision.
- CEO handoffs rather than vertical promotions
-good appendix
-reputation&public perception
-audit committee & financial transparency
- CEO handoffs rather than vertical promotions
-good appendix
-reputation&public perception
-audit committee & financial transparency
Displaying 1 of 1 review