Research Catalog

Title

Leading the board : the six disciplines of world-class chairmen / Andrew Kakabadse and Nada Kakabadse.

Author

Kakabadse, Andrew.

Publication

Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Supplementary Content

• Contributor biographical information
• Publisher description

Items in the Library & Off-site

Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

Kakabadse, Nada.

Description

xxi, 225 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subject

• Directors of corporations
• Boards of directors
• Executive ability

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-208) and index.

Contents

Introduction: the rise, fall and rise of the chairman -- Who's in charge -- The chair leader -- Birth of the firm -- Different models-- same driver -- School for scandal -- The loneliest chair -- Key points -- Discipline 1: Delineating boundaries -- Governance: chairman as soul provider -- The CEO mandate: what CEOs do -- Discretionary choice: shaping leadership -- Role duality: Between schizophrenia and focus -- Role separation -- Visions, dreams, and strategies -- The board team: mix and match -- Key points -- Discipline 2: Sense making -- Start with passion -- Acknowledge diversity -- Studying chemistry -- Delineate strategic responsibilities -- Canvass reality -- Review progress -- Encourage feedback -- Sense damaging -- Sullen silence -- Breaking the cycle -- Key points -- Discipline 3: Interrogating the argument -- Breaking down the argument -- Positioning the argument -- Managing expectations -- Discussing the issues -- Reworking the argument -- Key points -- Discipline 4: Influencing outcomes -- Surfacing sentiments -- Working through divisive emotions -- Oratory skills -- Focusing on the salient points -- Thinking several meetings ahead -- Not the darker side -- Key points -- Discipline 5: Living the values -- Actions speak louder -- Trust, truth, and Enron -- What you think of me -- Who cares what you think of me! -- Right and wrong -- Responsibility of the corporation -- Know your organization -- Know yourself -- Key points -- Discipline 6: Developing the board -- Board assessment and review -- The power of profiling -- The ambitious but angry board -- Director development -- Development of the chairman -- Picking your guru -- The transition factor -- Growing the talent pool -- Key points -- On being world class: The six disciplines at work -- Clarity of purpose -- Bringing balance to the board -- Beyond compliance: leading governance -- The bucks stop here: integrity checks -- Accountable today and tomorrow -- The new agenda -- Bad chairmen -- The ultimate test.

ISBN

• 0230536840 (alk. paper)
• 9780230536845 (alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2007052860
• 40015023483

OCLC

• 187300412
• ocn187300412
• SCSB-9060270

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries