Boards That Lead: When to Take Charge, When to Partner, and When to Stay Out of the Way

by Ram Charan, Dennis Carey, Michael Useem

Book Overview

Is your firm's board creating value--or destroying it? Change is coming. Leadership at the top is being redefined as boards take a more active role in decisions that once belonged solely to the CEO. But for all the advantages of increased board engagement, it can create debilitating questions of authority and dangerous meddling in day-to-day operations. Directors need a new road map--for when to lead, when to partner, and when to stay out of the way...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1422144054
• ISBN13: 9781422144053
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"