Table of Contents
A Call to Leadership 1
1 From Ceremonial to Monitor to Leader 3
Part 1 Boards That Work
2 First Things First: Define the Central Idea 29
3 Recruit Directors Who Build Value 43
4 Root Out Dysfunction 61
5 Wanted: A Leader of the Board 81
Part 2 Leading the Leaders
6 CEO Succession: The Ultimate Decision 103
7 A Question of Fit 129
8 Spotting, Catching, or Exiting a Falling CEO 139
Part 3 Value Creation
9 Turning Risk into Opportunity 167
10 Staying Out of the Way 187
11 The Leadership Difference 203
12 A Revised Definition of Corporate Governance 213
The Complete Director's Checklists 221
Appendix A Trends in Director Monitoring and Leading 241
Appendix B Director Evaluation 251
Appendix C Division of Responsibilities Between the Board Leader and Chief Executive Officer 253
Further Reading on Director and Executive Leadership 259
Notes 263
Index 219
Acknowledgments 291
About the Authors 299