{"product_id":"building-better-boards-a-blueprint-for-effective-governance-9780787981808","title":"Building Better Boards: A Blueprint for Effective Governance","description":"\u003cb\u003ePraise for Building Better Boards\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Anne M. Mulcahy, chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Marty Lipton, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen \u0026amp; Katz\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Roger W. Raber, president and CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book provides a comprehensive review and effective guide to making any board an effective team, and thus an asset, for their company.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Richard H. Koppes of Counsel, Jones Day, and former general counsel, CalPERS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A balanced, insightful, thoughtful, and, above all, useful look at what can be done to create excellent boards.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Edward E. Lawler III, director, Center for Effective Organizations, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Kenneth W. Freeman, former chairman and CEO, Quest Diagnostics Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Editors\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid A. Nadler\u003c\/b\u003e is chairman of Mercer Delta Consulting. He is the author or editor of fourteen books, including \u003ci\u003eChampions of Change, Discontinuous Change, Executive Teams, Competing by Design, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Organizational Architecture.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeverly A. Behan\u003c\/b\u003e is a partner in the corporate governance practice of Mercer Delta Consulting. She has worked with more than fifty boards in the United States and Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark B. Nadler\u003c\/b\u003e is a partner in and the executive editor of Mercer Delta Consulting, overseeing the firm's publications and consulting to senior executives on communication issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527290523922,"sku":"9780787981808","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_09c7e730-59b6-4aef-a5d4-3490cbb5c11b.jpg?v=1731296380","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/building-better-boards-a-blueprint-for-effective-governance-9780787981808","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}