Description
Board difficulties, says John Carver, "are not a problem of people, but of process. The problems lie squarely in our widely accepted approach to governance, including its treatment of board job design, board-staff relationships, the chief executive role, and virtually all aspects of the board-management partnership."
In this book, Carver presents a radically new model of board governance that energizes board members to build a strong, vibrant organization that achieves its goals. Carver's approach enables boards to get down to the real business of governance: making policy, articulating the mission of the organization, and sustaining its vision.
Carver shows how boards can create policies that support the overall purpose of their organization, and guides them in working with managers to accomplish that purpose. He outlines procedures for delegating authority to an executive officer, evaluating management's performance, and making decisions as a board. And he shows how boards can govern themselves to stay on course toward their long-term goals. ISBN:1555422314
