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Carver, John.

Reinventing your board : a step-by-step guide to implementing policy governance / John Carver, Miriam Carver.

Rev. ed., 2nd ed.

San Francisco : John Wiley, c2006.

xxiv, 303 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

"This ... companion to Boards That Make a Difference contains the nuts-and-bolts materials needed for implementing Policy Governance. The authors illustrate effective board decision making, show how to craft useful policies, and offer practical advice on such matters as setting the agenda, monitoring CEO performance, defining the board role, and more." Includes "step-by-step instructions and sample policies"--Dust jacket.

Directors of corporations.

Corporate governance.

Carver, Miriam Mayhew.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-296) and index.

Setting the stage: are you sure you're ready for this? -- The theoretical foundation: the practicality of sound theory -- Deciding to implement policy governance: looking before you leap -- Executive limitations policies: optimizing empowerment by setting limits -- Governance process policies: defining the board's job -- Board-management delegation policies: linking governance to the CEO -- Ends policies: the real bottom line -- Monitoring organizational performance: getting the right information about the right things -- The board's documents: preserving the board's decisions -- Implementation and beyond: concrete steps mirror conceptual integrity.

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