Claiming your place at the boardroom table : the essential handbook for excellence in governance and effective directorship / Thomas Bakewell, James J. Darazsdi.

By:

Bakewell, Thomas, 1953-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2015.Description: xvi, 287 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9780071833585
0071833587

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

658.422 23 Ba Cl

LOC classification:

HD2745 .B224 2015

Summary: Serving on a corporate board isn't what it used to be. In today's complex business landscape, meaningful corporate governance requires solid skills in problem-solving, relationship-building, crisis management, leadership development, management oversight, and much more. Written for both seasoned and first-time directors, Claiming Your Place at the Boardroom Table is a roadmap to becoming a highly knowledgeable and effective board member. Whether you’re dealing with intricate business regulations, powerful personalities, crucial audits, or the many other challenges that come with serving on a board, you’ll find all the information and insights you need in these pages. Written by experts in the field, Claiming Your Place at the Boardroom Table covers: The essential objectives of the corporate board An overview of effective corporate board service Securing an invitation to your first corporate board Positioning to join your next or ideal corporate board Understanding financial issues board members must cover All the critical information you need to know about public company reporting Proven ways to be a leading member of any board you serve on Packed with real-life case studies illustrating the best of the best practices, Claiming Your Place at the Boardroom Table helps you identify and navigate nuances that will make all the difference in becoming an outstanding board member. Fascinating discussions of legal cases, reporting requirements, regulatory matters, reputational risks, and lessons on all the overarching fiduciary duties of directors are included. Being a member of a corporate board can be a remarkably rewarding journey both professionally and personally--if you go in with the right attitude, skills, knowledge, and instincts. Claiming Your Place at the Boardroom Table takes you step by step down this exciting path to make it the most enriching experience it can be.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-281) and index.

Serving on a corporate board isn't what it used to be. In today's complex business landscape, meaningful corporate governance requires solid skills in problem-solving, relationship-building, crisis management, leadership development, management oversight, and much more.

Written for both seasoned and first-time directors, Claiming Your Place at the Boardroom Table is a roadmap to becoming a highly knowledgeable and effective board member. Whether you’re dealing with intricate business regulations, powerful personalities, crucial audits, or the many other challenges that come with serving on a board, you’ll find all the information and insights you need in these pages.

Written by experts in the field, Claiming Your Place at the Boardroom Table covers:

The essential objectives of the corporate board
An overview of effective corporate board service
Securing an invitation to your first corporate board
Positioning to join your next or ideal corporate board
Understanding financial issues board members must cover
All the critical information you need to know about public company reporting
Proven ways to be a leading member of any board you serve on
Packed with real-life case studies illustrating the best of the best practices, Claiming Your Place at the Boardroom Table helps you identify and navigate nuances that will make all the difference in becoming an outstanding board member. Fascinating discussions of legal cases, reporting requirements, regulatory matters, reputational risks, and lessons on all the overarching fiduciary duties of directors are included.

Being a member of a corporate board can be a remarkably rewarding journey both professionally and personally--if you go in with the right attitude, skills, knowledge, and instincts. Claiming Your Place at the Boardroom Table takes you step by step down this exciting path to make it the most enriching experience it can be.

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