Description
Succeeding in today’s corporate and not-for-profit boardrooms is more difficult than ever before, with new and established board directors facing myriad new and impulsively globalizing governance challenges. Directors and aspiring board candidates need a survival guide to beat the odds and steer clear of crises―the most efficient credentials and the most efficient of intentions are not enough. This book is that guide.
• Supplies frank advice and straight talk for current board directors and future directors that warn of the more than a few kinds of troubling developments that can arise in and outdoor the boardroom
• Breaks down the core requirements, expectations, and commitments directors will have to make to give protection to shareholders based on the coauthors’ deep and varied board and executive leadership experience
• Provides a roadmap for anyone who wants to serve on a board or advisory board―be it for a company, institution, not-for-profit, or government or community organization―or those who currently serve on boards but need guidance and advice
• Explains why most boards are not more diverse and what today’s directors can and will have to do to rectify this issue