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Boards at work : how corporate boards create competitive advantage / by Charan, Ram.(CARDINAL)647432;
Subjects: Competition.; Directors of corporations.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The board book : an insider's guide for directors and trustees / by Bowen, William G.(CARDINAL)130806;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-218) and index.Roles of boards and the constraints they face -- Board leadership -- Compensating the CEO -- Evaluating and replacing the CEO -- CEO transitions -- Building the board -- Board machinery -- Themes.
Subjects: Boards of directors.; Directors of corporations.; Corporate governance.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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How boards work : and how they can work better in a chaotic world / by Moyo, Dambisa,author.(CARDINAL)354149;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Setting the company strategy -- Hiring (and firing) the CEO--and the Board -- A culture revolution enters the boardroom -- Five critical issues no board should ignore -- Innovate or die: the existential crisis of the twenty-first century board.
Subjects: Boards of directors.; Directors of corporations.; Corporate governance.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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A guide to nonprofit board success : answering the call of leadership / by Jarboe, Cynthia,author.(CARDINAL)831758; Sullivan, Timothy J.,1944-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)833213;
Should I serve? -- The board meeting or how not to feel overwhelmed -- Board governance: what committee(s) should I serve on? What is the staff versus board role? -- How to be comfortable raising funds for your organization -- Investing for the future -- Understanding the financial statements and tax reporting requirements -- Planning for the future -- The big event -- How are we doing as a board? -- What should we be doing about technology? -- Engaging volunteers -- Thoughts on how a board member becomes a great leader."Whether you are a new member on the board of a nonprofit or a veteran member looking for a quick reference to the fundamentals, this book models best board practices in a straightforward way"--
Subjects: Boards of directors.; Directors of corporations.; Nonprofit organizations;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Standard & Poor's register of corporations, directors and executives.
--v.1. Corporations.--v.2. Directors and executive--v.3. Indexes
Subjects: Directories.; Corporations; Corporations; Directors of corporations; Directors of corporations;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Welcome to the board : your guide to effective participation / by Howe, Fisher,1914-(CARDINAL)358202;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-112) and index.
Subjects: Nonprofit organizations; Directors of corporations.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Doing good better! : how to be an effective board member of a nonprofit organization / by Stoesz, Edgar.(CARDINAL)208491; Raber, Chester.(CARDINAL)208492;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-147) and index.Introduction (p.3) -- Organizations : why are they needed? (p.5) -- Trustees : their roles and responsibilities (p.11) -- Governance : distributing the task (p.23) -- Leadership : showing the way (p.34) -- Meetings : gain or pain? (p.43) -- Minutes : more than a formality (p.53) -- The doctrine of completed staff work (p.56) -- Money : it makes the world go round (p.60) -- Information : the need to know (p.68) -- Consultants: helping boards to help themselves (p.75) -- Planning (p.80) -- Conflict : inevitable, and not necessarily bad (p.93) -- Legal dimensions : the risks involved in doing good (p.99) -- Renewal : preventing a premature death (p.111) -- Leaving right : signing off (p.116) -- Exhibits (p.121) -- Recommended readings (p.146) -- Index (p.148) -- About the authors (p.150).
Subjects: Nonprofit organizations; Directors of corporations.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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The nonprofit board answer book : a practical guide for board members and chief executives.
Basic board functions -- Board structure -- Board member selection and development -- Board and committee meetings -- The board's role as a fiduciary -- Board-staff relations -- Organizational change."An essential guide to good governance for board leaders at all levels of experience and expertiseThis third edition of the bestselling book for nonprofit board members and professionals offers a thoroughly revised and updated resource that answers the most-commonly asked question on board governance. The book covers such topics as board structure and process, board member recruitment and orientation, board-staff relations, and financial management. This new edition includes updated information on topics that have recently increased in importance including new Form 990; dealing with the financial crisis, risk management, and mergers. Shows executives and board members how to be more effective, meet difficult situations head-on, and deal with commonplace challenges with confidence Topics include information on the viability of for-profit ventures, board retreats, board diversity, fundraising, financial oversight, strategic thinking, and the use of technology From Boardsource the premier resource for practical information, tools, best practices, training, and leadership development for board members of nonprofit organizations worldwide Offers insight gained from the BoardSource Governance Index Survey, hundreds of board self-assessments, and questions and challenges heard by BoardSource from thousands of nonprofit leaders"--
Subjects: Nonprofit organizations; Directors of corporations.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Doing good even better : how to be an effective board member of a nonprofit organization / by Stoesz, Edgar.;
Doing good even better begins with people -- Organizational greatness begins with people -- Growing great directors -- Helping directors become great leaders -- Making room for greatness -- Discussion questions -- Helping directors understand their governance role -- Distinguishing governance from management -- Defining the purpose -- Planning to fulfill the purpose -- Delegating responsibility for plan implementation -- Resourcing the plan -- Monitoring and evaluating -- Reporting back to the members -- Helping boards have better meetings -- Meetings: why have them? -- A strategic agenda -- Planning effective meetings -- Whose rules of order? -- Bad habits great boards overcome -- The role of the chair -- The role of recording -- Great boards have a good fight (occasionally) -- Discussion questions -- Great boards evaluate performance -- Great boards evaluate themselves -- Great boards evaluate program -- Great boards evaluate their CEO -- Discussion questions -- More tools to increase board effectiveness -- Governing through policies -- Buoys to guide management -- The board role in fund-raising -- Budget: a necessary management tool -- Caution about committees -- Committees-getting more with less -- Managing conflict constructively -- Working your way through a crisis -- Smelling salts for discouraged organizations -- Under the shadow of litigation -- Great board celebrate -- Leaving right -- Afterword -- Exhibits: -- A. Board self-evaluation: board responsibilities-the full scope -- B. Board self-evaluation: board duties-how well are we accomplishing them? -- C. Board self-evaluation: board meetings-our work together -- D. Director self-evaluation -- E. Suggestions for committees -- F. Writing effective proposals for board action -- G. CEO annual review outline -- H. CEO search checklist -- Suggestions for interviewing a candidate for the CEO position -- J. Governance guidelines (a model for a start-up).
Subjects: Nonprofit organizations; Directors of corporations.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Running board meetings : how to get the most from them / by Dunne, Patrick,MBA.(CARDINAL)423383;
MARCIVE 12/19/07Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-158) and index.
Subjects: Corporate meetings.; Business meetings.; Directors of corporations.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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