Boards That Excel: Candid Insights and Practical Advice for Directors

by B. Joseph White

With its vivid stories and conversational tone,  Boards That Excel  is like sitting down with an astute and experienced friend -- one who's passionate about what corporate and nonprofit boards can do when they set high aspirations, are clear on purpose, and do the right things in the right way. Author B. Joseph White offers a road-map for governance success based on his experience as a director of one of America's largest private companies and chair of the governance committee of a high-performing S&P 500 company. White also distills the vast body of governance research into the handful of insights directors really need to know, and he brings readers candid interviews with exceptional board chairs, CEOs and directors who spell out what it takes for boards and directors to excel.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Audiobook

272 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

B. Joseph White is president emeritus of the University of Illinois and James F. Towey Professor of Business and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is dean emeritus of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and professor emeritus of business administration at the University of Michigan, where he also served as interim president, and Wilbur K. Pierpont Collegiate Professor of Leadership in Management Education. He is the author of The Nature of Leadership and Boards That Excel. Boards That Excel was named Governance Book of the Year for 2014 by Directors and Boards.

Reviews

[Noel Bowman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helping leadership set up a board for a family owned company. This was a great start for my thinking process into this world.