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Boards That Lead: When to Take Charge, When to Partner, and When to Stay Out of the Way

by Dennis Carey, Ram Charan, Michael Useem
$16.90
Boards That Lead: When to Take Charge, When to Partner, and When to Stay Out of the Way
Boards That Lead: When to Take Charge, When to Partner, and When to Stay Out of the Way

Transformative guidance for proactive board leadership.

If you're navigating boardroom dynamics or aspire to join the ranks of effective directors, "Boards That Lead" is your ally. This book takes you beyond mere oversight, offering a blueprint for board members to actively co-pilot a company's strategic direction alongside management. With insights from industry giants, you're looking at a leadership manual that could redefine your approach to governance and collaboration.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Boards That Lead: When to Take Charge, When to Partner, and When to Stay Out of the Way

by Dennis Carey, Ram Charan, Michael Useem
$16.90
ISBN: 9781422144053
Authors: Dennis Carey, Ram Charan, Michael Useem
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Date of Publication: 2013-12-10
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Personal Development, Business
Related Topics: Business, Management, Leadership
Goodreads rating: 4.04
(rated by 176 readers)

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Is your firm’s board creating value—or destroying it? Change is coming. Leadership at the top is being redefined as boards take a more active role in decisions that once belonged solely to the CEO. But for all the advantages of increased board engagement, it can create debilitating questions of authority and dangerous meddling in day-to-day operations. Directors need a new road map—for when to lead, when to partner, and when to stay out of the way. Boardroom veterans Ram Charan, Dennis Carey, and Michael Useem advocate this new governance model—a sharp departure from what has been demanded by governance activists, raters, and regulators—and reveal the emerging practices that are defining shared leadership of directors and executives. Based on personal interviews and the authors’ broad and deep experience working with executives and directors from dozens of the world’s largest firms, including Apple, Boeing, Ford, Infosys, and Lenovo, Boards That Lead tells the inside story behind the successes and pitfalls of this new leadership model and explains how to: • Define the central idea of the company • Ensure that the right CEO is in place and potential successors are identified • Recruit directors who add value • Root out board dysfunction • Select a board leader who deftly bridges the divide between management and the board • Set a high bar on ethics and risk With a total of eighteen checklists that will transform board directors from
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Transformative guidance for proactive board leadership.

If you're navigating boardroom dynamics or aspire to join the ranks of effective directors, "Boards That Lead" is your ally. This book takes you beyond mere oversight, offering a blueprint for board members to actively co-pilot a company's strategic direction alongside management. With insights from industry giants, you're looking at a leadership manual that could redefine your approach to governance and collaboration.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.