Governing Boards: Their Nature and Nurture (The Jossey-Bass management series) - Hardcover

Houle, Cyril O.

9781555421571: Governing Boards: Their Nature and Nurture (The Jossey-Bass management series)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555421571 ISBN 13: 9781555421571

Publisher: Jossey Bass, 1989

A Publication of the National Center for Nonprofit Boards

Should be required reading for every new board member.
––NonProfit Times

Shows how to handle the challenges facing board members, including board organization, procedures, accountability, and more!

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Review:

"The single most significant source of useful information and wisdom on boards. . ." —Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, University of Southern California,, and author of Why Leaders Can’t Lead

"This book is an important addition to the still scant literature regarding governing boards and should be required reading for every new board member.", NonProfit Times

From the Back Cover:

"Should be required reading for every new board member."A project of the National Center for Nonprofit Boards, this classic book provides a basic, yet sophisticated manual for nonprofit boards. This comprehensive and authoritative book covers organization, procedures, leadership, accountability, legal issues, and more. Drawing on a lifetime of experience, Cyril O. Houle demonstrates how to successfully handle the full range of challenges and problems facing board members."The single most significant source of useful information and wisdom on boards. . ."Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, University of Southern California, and author of Why Leaders Can′t Lead"This book is an important addition to the still scant literature regarding governing boards and should be required reading for every new board member."NonProfit Times

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