"For anyone new to board membership, or for experienced members in search of the most up-to-date thinking, The Board Book will prove an indispensable resource. Drawing from over thirty years of experience with both for-profit and non-profit boards - as a CEO reporting to the board and a board member himself - William G. Bowen here answers fundamental questions about why boards exist, while offering solutions to the most vexing issues they now face."
"In an accessible and conversational style, Bowen offers recommendations on the ideal relationship between the CEO or president and the board, including the issues associated with the separate chairman and lead director models, as well as the size of pay packages and perks. He also covers the delicate topics of CEO evaluation; succession planning and the proper use of search firms, while offering practical advice on how to "build" and maintain boards; the use of committees; and the handling of conflicts and "leaks.""--Jacket.
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