Leading the board: The six disciplines of world-class chairmen

Cover......Page 2
Contents......Page 9
List of figures......Page 12
List of tables......Page 13
Acknowledgments......Page 14
About the authors......Page 18
Foreword......Page 19
Our argument and research......Page 20
About the book......Page 22
Introduction: The rise, fall, and rise of the chairman......Page 25
Who\'s in charge?......Page 26
The chair leader......Page 30
Birth of the firm......Page 32
Different models … same driver......Page 35
School for scandal......Page 37
The loneliest chair......Page 38
Key points......Page 40
Discipline 1 Delineating boundaries......Page 42
Governance: chairman as soul provider......Page 44
The CEO mandate: what CEOs do......Page 45
Discretionary choice: shaping leadership......Page 48
Role duality: between schizophrenia and focus......Page 52
Role separation......Page 54
Visions, dreams, and strategies......Page 57
The board team: mix and match......Page 60
Key points......Page 69
Discipline 2 Sense making......Page 71
Start with passion......Page 72
Acknowledge diversity......Page 73
Studying chemistry......Page 75
Delineate strategic responsibilities......Page 77
Canvass reality......Page 80
Review progress......Page 83
Encourage feedback......Page 84
Sense damaging......Page 85
Sullen silence......Page 89
Breaking the cycle......Page 90
Key points......Page 93
Discipline 3 Interrogating the argument......Page 95
Breaking down the argument......Page 98
Positioning the argument......Page 102
Managing expectations......Page 103
Discussing the issues......Page 106
Reworking the argument......Page 109
Key points......Page 113
Discipline 4 Influencing outcomes......Page 115
Surfacing sentiments......Page 117
Working through divisive emotions......Page 126
Oratory skills......Page 127
Focusing on the salient points......Page 130
Thinking several meetings ahead......Page 133
Key points......Page 135
Discipline 5 Living the values......Page 137
Actions speak louder......Page 139
Trust, truth, and Enron......Page 142
What you think of me......Page 145
Who cares what you think of me!......Page 147
Right and wrong......Page 148
Responsibility of the corporation......Page 152
Know your organization......Page 155
Know yourself......Page 158
Key points......Page 159
Board assessment and review......Page 161
The power of profiling......Page 165
The ambitious but angry board......Page 169
Director development......Page 179
Development of the chairman......Page 180
Picking your guru......Page 185
The transition factor......Page 187
Growing the talent pool......Page 194
Key points......Page 196
On being world class: The six disciplines at work......Page 198
Clarity of purpose......Page 199
Bringing balance to the board......Page 201
Beyond compliance: leading governance......Page 205
The bucks stop here: integrity checks......Page 209
Accountable today and tomorrow......Page 216
The new agenda......Page 220
Bad chairmen......Page 224
The ultimate test......Page 225
Notes......Page 227
A......Page 233
B......Page 234
C......Page 235
D......Page 238
E......Page 239
G......Page 240
J......Page 241
M......Page 242
N......Page 243
P......Page 244
R......Page 245
S......Page 246
U......Page 248
Z......Page 249