Boardroom Realities Building Leaders Across

There is renewed interest in new boardroom practices that aim to strengthen the leadership role of directors. This book assembles the biggest names in the study of board governance as well as corporate board members themselves to address the critical questions that corporate boards face today. Contributors include Joseph Bower, Jay Lorsch, Sydney Finkelstein, Ed Lawler, Richard Leblanc, Charles Olsen, Dan Dalton, Michael Useem, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, and board consultants such as Mark Nadler, Elise Walton, and researchers such as Kathrina Pick. Written for board members, leaders, and executives, consultants, and students of corporate strategy and leadership.

Jay A. Conger holds the Kravis Research Chair in Leadership Studies at Claremont McKenna College. He is the coauthor of Corporate Boards: New Strategies for Adding Value at the Top, Building Leaders, and The Practice of Leadership as well as eleven other books on leadership.

About the Authors	p. xiii
Introduction: Leveraging Your Board's Leadership Capability	p. 1
Leadership in Your Boardroom
Leadership: The Key to Effective Boards	p. 25
Why Your Board Needs a Non-Executive Chair	p. 51
The Joint CEO/Chairperson Leadership Issue in Sharp Relief	p. 69
First Among Equals: Leading Your Fellow Directors as a Board Chair	p. 85
Talent Management Practices for Your Board
Appraising Your Board's Performance	p. 123
Getting the Right Directors on Your Board	p. 145
Women Directors in the Boardroom: Adding Value, Making a Difference	p. 197
Your Board's Crucial Role in Aligning CEO Pay and Performance	p. 227
CEO Succession: The Challenges and Opportunities Facing Your Board
Managing the CEO's Succession: The Challenge Facing Your Board	p. 253
Beyond Best Practices: Revisiting the Board's Role in CEO Succession	p. 277
Ending the CEO Succession Crisis	p. 313
Improving Your Board's Performance and Impact
How Your Board Can Leverage Team Practices for Better Performance	p. 337
What Your Board Needs to Know: Early Warning Signs That Provide Insight to What Is Really Going On in Companies	p. 365
Globalizing the Company Board: Lessons from China's Lenovo	p. 401
Conclusion
Conventional Wisdom, Conventional Mythology, and the True Character of Board Governance	p. 445
Notes	p. 469
Index	p. 501
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