Excellence in the Boardroom: Best Practices in Corporate Directorship Book

Allinfavouropposedifanycarried! What goes on behind the closed doors of corporate boardrooms is a mystery to most of us. In a complex and volatile business environment where news of corporate disasters is all too commonplace, shareholders, the media, and the general public are increasingly asking, "Where were the directors?" Directorship may be more of an art than a science, but good boards really matter and do make a difference to corporate performance. Better boards make stronger companies. But what role do directors really play, what should they be doing, and what constitutes good corporate governance? Bill Dimma draws on his vast experience as a director to shed light into the insufficiently lit boardrooms of the business world. Excellence in the Boardroom assembles the collected wisdom and best practices of his distinguished forty-year career, serving on more than fifty corporate boards and another forty not-for-profit boards. Excellence in the Boardroom offers a unique first-hand perspective on how boards actually operate and how they should function. It explores the causes and components of good governance, and examines the key issues and controversies that boards generally have to face: - Corporate responsibility and accountability - Relationships of board and management, and of the Chairman and CEO - Executive and director compensation - Succession planning - Assessing performance of individual directors - Working with pension fund management and with institutional investors - The role of advisory boards Refreshing, engaging, and practical, Excellence in the Boardroom offers views and opinions from a veteran director on what works and what doesn't in real board situations. These lively and prescriptive tales from the corporate boardroom offer a wealth of knowledge and advice to current and future directors everywhere.Read More