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Nadler, a consultant, outlines a practical blueprint for enabling an organization's board to perform as a team in a way that improves the quality of management's decisions without interfering with management's prerogatives. He examines who should be on the board and how to judge their performance, gives advice on leadership of the board, and outlines critical activities boards should perform. Final chapters look at emerging issues of corporate governance in Canada and the UK. The author draws on his own experience as a consultant to top corporate leaders, plus research he helped conduct with the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business and research he participated in with the National Association of Corporate Directors. Jossey-Bass is an imprint of Wiley. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Praise for Building Better Boards "Building Better Boards bridges the gap between talk and action. A must-read for board members, CEOs, governance experts - really for anyone who cares about the future of the corporation." —Anne M. Mulcahy, chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation "Building Better Boards covers all the key issues facing boards in the post-Sarbanes-Oxley era. It provides practical advice based on the authors' wide-ranging experience with major companies that have built successful boards." —Marty Lipton, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz "This important new book uses concepts gleaned from the collective wisdom of our Blue Ribbon Commission on Board Leadership and adds practical, real-world board examples. The section on crisis management is particularly helpful." —Roger W. Raber, president and CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors "This book provides a comprehensive review and effective guide to making any board an effective team, and thus an asset, for their company." —Richard H. Koppes of Counsel, Jones Day, and former general counsel, CalPERS "A balanced, insightful, thoughtful, and, above all, useful look at what can be done to create excellent boards." —Edward E. Lawler III, director, Center for Effective Organizations, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California "Improving board effectiveness is easier said than done. Building Better Boards lays out the how-tos in a clear and compelling way that is of practical value for directors and CEOs alike." —Kenneth W. Freeman, former chairman and CEO, Quest Diagnostics Inc.
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