Identity, Power and Influence in the Boardroom: Actionable Strategies for Developing High Impact Directors and Boards - Softcover

Thuraisingham, Meena

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367787598 ISBN 13: 9780367787592

Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

Over the last decade, the role of the board of directors in deciding on potentially value-creating decisions has gained greater prominence. Following extensive board research into the origins, reasons, effects and consequences of boardroom influence of directors, this book prepares directors for playing a more influential role in shaping such decisions.

Boards are only as effective as the relationships their members have with each other. Despite this, many of the published guides on board work do not focus sufficiently on the human dimension of governance, nor has there been a comprehensive understanding of the effect that group membership has on the decision behaviour of the individual director, or vice versa.

The author offers the reader actionable strategies to successfully navigate the complex dynamics that are inevitable when a group of powerful individuals with strong individual identities has to work together. Without a realistic understanding of the silent risks that a suboptimal dynamic may pose to the processes of making critical decisions, boards may find their decision outcomes compromised. Despite the best intentions, such dynamics can have a chilling effect on an individual director’s contribution, marginalising or diminishing the value of their contribution and their influence on the board.

This book will be a valuable resource guide for aspiring and experienced company directors wishing to strengthen their effectiveness in the advisory role and develop a more influential voice in shaping the strategic direction of their companies.

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About the Author

Meena Thuraisingham, Founder and Principal of BoardQ, a board-level advisory practice, has over 30 years of corporate and consulting experience with global organisations. As a qualified organisational psychologist, her work with top-team and board effectiveness, development and renewal is aimed at strengthening the way organisations are led and governed, and the cultures that result.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367787598
• ISBN 13: 9780367787592
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208