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Board-Seeker: Your Guidebook and Career Map into the Corporate Boardroom is the first practical guide written specifically to help board-ready leaders and executives gain the knowledge, resources, and confidence to shape their personal "onboarding" program. Assess your experience that makes you valuable to a board-there's more than you think. Shape this into a powerful outreach portfolio, such as board resume, online image, and personal pitch....

Excerpt from Adjusting Wheat Acreage in the Northern Great Plains to Wartime DemandsThe acreage planted to wheat in the Plains is affected by national and world demand for wheat and by the physical and economic conditions in each locality.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books us...

Excerpt from Adjusting Wheat Acreage in the Northern Great Plains to Wartime DemandsThe acreage planted to wheat in the Plains is affected by national and world demand for wheat and by the physical and economic conditions in each locality.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books us...

Corporate boards are more accountable to their shareholders than ever before. This book provides guidance for board members on how to meet their obligations under time constraints of busy schedules.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DISASTERS... ...have struck again and again, from Enron, to WorldCom, to Tyco, to Global Crossing. How do we fight back? First, we accept that the board of directors is a fundamentally flawed tool for fiduciary oversight of the modern corporation. Then, we dig into the real reasons for governance failures, which are complex and misunderstood. Finally, we provide the tools needed to build on the board's genuine strengths, w...

Shows how boards of directors can and must change to abide by laws like Sarbanes-Oxley - and improve overall performance.

Over the last decade, dramatic changes in how corporations are led have radically transformed the board and its role in business. No longer a safe haven for the walnut-paneled aristocracy, today's board is an autonomous power center for corporate leadership. How did this happen, and why? More importantly, how will tomorrow's boards consolidate their newfound strength to tackle fresh challenges in the years ahead? 21st Century Corporate Board a...

Ward reveals ten specific failings that are built into our boardroom model and provides real-world fixes to get boards back on track. Ward mixes tart, insightful analogies (what do boards have in common with volunteer fire departments, the U.S. electoral college . . . and Howard Hughes?) with proven nuts-and-bolts advice for putting any board back on track. Order your copy today!