The Board Book: An Insider's Guide for Directors and Trustees - Hardcover

WG Bowen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393066452 ISBN 13: 9780393066456

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co, 2008

Synopsis

Former Mellon Foundation and Princeton University president William G. Bowen has served on the boards of some of the United States's biggest corporations and nonprofits, including American Express, Merck, the Smithsonian, and TIAA-CREF. In The Board Book he brings his immense experience, along with the recollections and insights of numerous colleagues, to bear on the most pressing questions facing boards of directors and trustees today. His topics include the hot-button issues of the relationship between CEOs and board members, "perks," executive compensation, and CEO transitions. In addition, Bowen offers advice on the "machinery" required to run a board effectively, including the uses of committees and executive sessions, the handling of leaks, and the recruitment of new board members. Throughout, Bowen relates, with anecdotes and hard data, strategies that result in the collegiality and sense of purpose that make any board more effective.

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Review

Drawing on thirty years of experience with both for-profit and non-profit boards, it offers insights on ideal relationships between presidential and board members. Any business library needs this.

Provocative and pragmatic . . . filled with wise counsel even for those already a CEO or member of a board.--Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve

He minces no words . . . a compelling and critical read for wannabe directors--and for every student of corporate affairs.

Synopsis

William G. Bowen has served on the boards of some of the United States' biggest corporations and non-profit organisations, including American Express, Merck, the Smithsonian and TIAA-CREF. In "The Board Book" he brings his immense experience, along with the recollections and insights of numerous colleagues, to bear on the most pressing questions facing boards of directors and trustees today. The topics he focuses on take in the issues of the relationship between CEOs and board members, "perks", executive compensation and CEO transitions. In addition, Bowen offers advice on the "machinery" required to run a board effectively, including the uses of committees and executive sessions, the handling of leaks and the recruitment of new board members. Throughout, Bowen relates, with anecdotes and hard data, strategies that result in the collegiality and sense of purpose that make a board more effective.

About this edition

• Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0393066452
• ISBN 13: 9780393066456
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256