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Boardroom Realities : Building Leaders Across Your Board

ISBN: 9780470391785 | 0470391782
Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date: 3/23/2009

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Praise for Boardroom Realities"Authored by a 'who's who' roster of governance experts, Boardroom Realities covers the latest trends in board leadership and performance as well as talent management for the board and the C'suite—all critical topics for any director serious about board service today." —Kenneth Daly, president and CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors"If leadership and effectiveness in the boardroom were important in a more benign environment, they're absolutely vital in today's tumultuous times. Boardroom Realities pr... MORE
About the Authorsp. xiii
Introduction: Leveraging Your Board's Leadership Capabilityp. 1
Leadership in Your Boardroom
Leadership: The Key to Effective Boardsp. 25
Why Your Board Needs a Non-Executive Chairp. 51
The Joint CEO/Chairperson Leadership Issue in Sharp Reliefp. 69
First Among Equals: Leading Your Fellow Directors as a Board Chairp. 85
Talent... MORE
Appraising Your Board's Performancep. 123
Getting the Right Directors on Your Boardp. 145
Women Directors in the Boardroom: Adding Value, Making a Differencep. 197
Your Board's Crucial Role in Aligning CEO Pay and Performancep. 227
CEO Succession: The Challenges and Opportunities Facing Your Board
Managing the CEO's Succession: The Challenge Facing Your Boardp. 253
Beyond Best Practices: Revisiting the Board's Role in CEO Successionp. 277
Ending the CEO Succession Crisisp. 313
Improving Your Board's Performance and Impact
How Your Board Can Leverage Team Practices for Better Performancep. 337
What Your Board Needs to Know: Early Warning Signs That Provide Insight to What Is Really Going On in Companiesp. 365
Globalizing the Company Board: Lessons from China's Lenovop. 401
Conclusion
Conventional Wisdom, Conventional Mythology, and the True Character of Board Governancep. 445
Notesp. 469
Indexp. 501
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Jay A. Conger holds the Kravis Research Chair in Leadership Studies at Claremont McKenna College. He is the coauthor of Corporate Boards: New Strategies for Adding Value at the Top, Building Leaders, and The Practice of Leadership as well as eleven other books on leadership.



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