The Board Game

A Director's Bible for Winning in Business :Peter Waine The corporate board game is complex and fraught with dangers forthe unwary. In this anecdotal but practical handbook for life atthe top of the corporate tree, Peter Waine distils his many yearsof experience into a biting expose of how company decisions arereally made and executed. In vivid detail he shows how boards workin practice, and the differences between the boards of large andsmall companies. He also examines how corporate strategies evolvethrough boom and bust years, and how such changes can affect thecompany's relationship with the Square Mile. And he profiles thetypical board and its interaction - the various personnel, theoften tense relationship between CEO and Chairman, and the role ofthe non-executive director (NED). * An expose of board life which shows that the reality can bestranger than fiction - set to become the book for companydirectors to be seen with * The first stand-alone CBI title for senior managers - explores anumber of hot topics identified by the CBI including corporategovernance, business ethics and corporate socialresponsibility * Pulls together a wealth of insight and experience to offer aclear view of how corporate boards operate and point the way to awinning formula in the boardroom Peter Waine is a former CBI Director and the author of Takeover(0470 84330 6, 5000 copies sold) - he is the co-founder of HansonGreen, a leading non-executive director and chairman placementfirm. Readership: Senior Managers and CEOs across all functions; aspiringsenior managers. ISBN: 0470 84764 6 250pp (cl) GBP 18.99 US 32.50 EUR 31.40 Sep 2002... Mehr