Claiming Your Place at the Boardroom Table: The Essential Handbook for Excellenc

Description: Claiming Your Place at the Boardroom Table: The Essential Handbook for Excellence in Governance and Effective Directorship by Thomas Bakewell, James Darazsdi Offers a guide to your corporate governance questions. This book serves as a go-to-resource for both seasoned and first time directors, providing a comprehensive guidebook to help boards achieve excellence in governance. It covers the duties of directors, board oversight, strategy and risk, board committees, and more. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description THE QUICK-ANSWER GUIDE TO YOUR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE QUESTIONSServing on a corporate board isnt what it used to be. In todays complex business landscape, meaningful corporategovernance requires solid skills in problem-solving,relationship-building, crisis management, leadership development, management oversight, and much more.Written for both seasoned and first-time directors, Claiming Your Place at the Boardroom Table is a roadmap to becoming a highly knowledgeable and effective board member. Whether youre dealing with intricate business regulations, powerful personalities, crucial audits, or the many other challenges that come with serving on a board, youll find all the information and insights you need in these pages.Written by experts in the field, Claiming Your Place at the Boardroom Table covers:The essential objectives of the corporate boardAn overview of effective corporate board serviceSecuring an invitation to your first corporate boardPositioning to join your next or ideal corporate boardUnderstanding financial issues board members must coverAll the critical information you need to know about public company reportingProven ways to be a leading member of any board you serve onPacked with real-life case studies illustrating the best of the best practices, Claiming Your Place at the Boardroom Table helps you identify and navigate nuances that will make all the difference in becoming an outstanding board member. Fascinating discussions of legalcases, reporting requirements, regulatory matters, reputational risks, and lessons on all the overarching fiduciary duties of directors are included.Being a member of a corporate board can be a remarkably rewarding journey both professionally and personally--if you go in with the right attitude, skills, knowledge, and instincts. Claiming Your Place at the Boardroom Table takes you step by step down this exciting path to make it the most enriching experience it can be.PRAISE FOR CLAIMING YOUR PLACE AT THE BOARDROOM TABLE:"An excellent resource tool for all directors--a book that I know will be a "go-to" book for both new and seasoned board members." -- Margaret M. Foran, Chief Governance Officer, VP & Corporate Secretary, Prudential Financial, Inc.; Director, Occidental Petroleum, Inc.; former Chairman, Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals"A terrific handbook for every executive and director looking to achieve excellence in governance, and a great read." -- Benjamin F. (Tad) Edwards IV, Chairman, CEO and President, Benjamin F. Edwards & Co., Director Cass Information Systems, Inc."Practical and substantive; directors will find useful and productive. Bakewell is an expert who earned the right to share with influence and impact." -- Nido Qubein, President, High Point University; Chairman, Great Harvest Bread Company; Director, BB&T, La-Z-Boy Corporation, and Dots, LLC"Rarely does a book have insights to offer to such a wide range of people. For first-time directors, experienced directors, up and coming executives, academicians, and investors, it is a must-read." -- James S. Turley, former Chairman and CEO, Ernst & Young; Director, Citigroup, Emerson Electric Company, and Boy Scouts of America; and Trustee, Rice University"Tom Bakewell has been active in the governance community for many years. His wisdom and insights, presented here, are entertaining, informative, and clearly worth the read for both the new and veteran director. Dont miss it!" -- Professor Charles Elson, Director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, University of Delaware; Director, HealthSouth Author Biography THOMAS BAKEWELL advises CEOs and boards on strategy, governance, and transformation. He is an attorney, CPA, and active faculty member for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), with years ofboard service and boardroom consulting.JAMES J. DARAZSDI, CPA, CMA, Ph.D., was the past chairman of the NACD and past CEO of Rocco, Inc. He served on more than 25 boards, including Perdue Farms, Inc., andInterstate Resources, Inc. Table of Contents Foreword ixAcknowledgments xiiIntroduction xiiiPart 1: Your First BoardHow Do You Find That First Seat at the Boardroom Table? 3What Is Governance? 7Nothing More Challenging 8Types of Board Opportunities 10What Does It Take to Become a Director? 19Joining My First or Next Board of Directors 22Director Searches from a Skills-Driven Process 27Part 2: Being an Effective DirectorWho Owns and Controls a Corporation? 39Dont be Sleazy, Sloppy, or Naïve 44Independence and Independent-Minded 47Conflicts of Interest and Related-Party Transactions 55The Role of the Board of Directors as a Whole 61Tools and Techniques for Protecting Directors from Liability 64Nine Simple Low-Cost Tips for Liability Protection 72Your First Big City Board Meeting and a Major Test 76Part 3: The Royal Road to Exemplary Directorship The Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and Dodd-Frank Act on Board Committees 84Board Tools and Structures to Improve Committee Performance 85Specific Committees in Action 87Other Board/Committee Efficiency Issues and Tools 114Case Study: New Era Faces the Future 123Part 4: The Importance of Finance to Exemplary DirectorshipAudits 137The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO)and Enterprise Risk 146Overview of Financial Statements 150Form 10-K, MD&A, CD&A, Form 8-K, Annual Report and Key Financial Ratios 152The Numbers Dont Lie 161Part 5: Public Company Reporting American Securities Regulation and the SEC 173Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and Greed in America 177Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) 180Public Company Accounting Oversight Board(PCAOB) 182Proxy Advisory Services 184Case Study: General Motors Gets a New CEO 191Part 6: Achieving Excellence in Governance Best Practices in GovernanceBenchmarking 211CEO Commitment and Board Leadership 214Governance Evaluations and Improvement 217Board and CEO Succession Planning Today 223Case Study: Directors Who Made a Difference at Ford Motor Company 228Part 7: Activist Shareholders and Their Role in Governance Why Do Activist Shareholders Take on Public Companies? 237Activist War Stories and Board Battles 242If It Is Not Working at the Top 253Case Study: Pre-paid Legal Services, Inc.,and the SEC 256Conclusion: Claiming Your Place at the Boardroom Table 263Notes 269Index 282 Details ISBN0071833587 Author James Darazsdi Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Year 2014 ISBN-10 0071833587 ISBN-13 9780071833585 Format Hardcover Imprint McGraw-Hill Professional Country of Publication United States Birth 1953 Media Book DEWEY 658.4 Illustrations figures Short Title CLAIMING YOUR PLACE AT THE BOA Language English Subtitle The Essential Handbook for Excellence in Governance and Effective Directorship Series Business Books Pages 304 UK Release Date 2014-10-16 Publication Date 2014-10-16 AU Release Date 2014-10-16 NZ Release Date 2014-10-16 US Release Date 2014-10-16 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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