The book contains advice from seasoned Non-Executive Directors, and it is directed at those who are holding NED positions and want to excel. It is an inside view of the board. The authors took their time to provide board room dynamics and how to make corporate boards effective.
As a person growing in the professional NED role, the advice is practical and very helpful especially for those leading the board and CEO.
The book focus on board competence, board effectiveness, board composition, board evaluation and board recruitment as the critical elements of driving business growth. The authors included several details of corporations as examples and case studies. This made the advice real and practical.
At the back the authors gave templates and checklists that are valuable.
The only weakness that I noticed is that it does not give advice to those who are outside on how to get into board positions.
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Good coverage of how boards are changing
Published in 2014 by Harvard Business School, this is an ambitious book. The scope is mostly S&P 500, large publicly listed companies in the United States. A good effort has been made to make connections/draw lessons from international companies as well (Asia, South America, Europe and Australia).The book contains 18 extensive checklists across many crucial areas for boards. These serve to clarify and emphasise key points.There are many case studies, drawing from both good/bad examples of corporate governance. The authors make use of their first-hand experience, and make use of their extensive contacts very effectively.A key aspect of their framing is to delineate between the board’s role in monitoring compared to leadership. They describe a continuing role for oversight, but a significantly increased role for proactive value-adding.The main conclusions and thesis have become rather conventional, and uncontested in listed company governance.The book contains broad and deep descriptions that are relevant to modern corporate governance. It could be beneficial to a range of readers, who are seeking greater understanding about how boards are changing.
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- David MaywaldReviewed in Australia on October 25, 2022
Good coverage of how boards are changing
Published in 2014 by Harvard Business School, this is an ambitious book. The scope is mostly S&P 500, large publicly listed companies in the United States. A good effort has been made to make connections/draw lessons from international companies as well (Asia, South America, Europe and Australia).Good coverage of how boards are changingDavid Maywald
Reviewed in Australia on October 25, 2022
The book contains 18 extensive checklists across many crucial areas for boards. These serve to clarify and emphasise key points.
There are many case studies, drawing from both good/bad examples of corporate governance. The authors make use of their first-hand experience, and make use of their extensive contacts very effectively.
A key aspect of their framing is to delineate between the board’s role in monitoring compared to leadership. They describe a continuing role for oversight, but a significantly increased role for proactive value-adding.
The main conclusions and thesis have become rather conventional, and uncontested in listed company governance.
The book contains broad and deep descriptions that are relevant to modern corporate governance. It could be beneficial to a range of readers, who are seeking greater understanding about how boards are changing.
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- lizzy D.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 5, 2014
very good for someone joining a board as well as the experienced.
