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…
Finally, a book that brings the vision of truly good governance down to earth. Ram Charan, expert in corporate governance and best-selling author, packs this book with useful tools and techniques to take boards and their companies to a higher level of performance. Charan puts his finger on a growing problem for boards: the disconnect between directors' efforts and their results. The a…
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With an introduction by the editor, and a preface by the management guru on "the future that has already happened," these Review essays from 1963-95 distill Drucker's wisdom on the manager's responsibilities and the executive's world. Topics range from innovation to "The Post- Capitalist Executive" (1993 interview). Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.