{"product_id":"john-carver-on-board-leadership-isbn-9780787958442","title":"John Carver on Board Leadership","description":"This one-stop board leadership resource, written by one of the world's leading governance consultants and author of the bestselling Boards That Make a Difference, offers you a broad range of material including the best articles from the Board Leadership newsletter, articles from various publications, and previously unpublished short works. Each chapter has been carefully selected and arranged to provide you with a distillation of John Carver's revolutionary Policy Governance model.  Frequently Asked Questions Guide.  \u003cp\u003eForeword (Sir Adrian Cadbury).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. A Theory of Governance: The Search for Universal Principles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Theory of Governing the Public's Business: Redesigning the Jobs of Boards, Councils, and Commissions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Policy Governance the \u003ci\u003eOne\u003c\/i\u003e Best Way?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRethinking Governance Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch Out for Misleading Interpretations of Governance Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Is Conceptual Wholeness So Difficult for Boards?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre Boards Searching for the Holy Grail?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan Things Go Horribly Wrong for Boards That Use Policy Governance?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Moral Basis of Board Authority: Where the Chain of Command Begins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOwnership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the Special Board-Ownership Relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermining Who Your Owners Are.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnecting with the Ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat to Do If You Find a Consumer on Your Board.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAchieving Meaningful Diversity in the Boardroom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking Hierarchy Work: Exercising Appropriate Board Authority in the Service of Mission.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElected Boards: Meeting Their Special Governance Challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Board's Market Surrogate Obligation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeading, Following, and the Wisdom to Know the Difference.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamilies of Boards, Part One: Federations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamilies of Boards, Part Two: Holding Companies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Owners Are Customers: The Confusion of Dual Board Hats.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Creating the Board's Single Voice: Appropriate Roles of Committees, Officers, and Individual Members.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating a Single Voice: The Prerequisite to Board Leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoards Should Have Their Own Voice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtecting Board Integrity from the Renegade Board Member.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen the Founding Parent Stays on the Board.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Executive Committee: Turning a Governance Liability into an Asset.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Team of Equals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicies Us.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecruiting Leaders: What to Look for in New Board Members.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShould Your CEO Be a Board Member?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat If the Committee Chair Just Wants to Know?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReining In a Runaway Chair.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes Your Board Drive Away Its Most Promising Members?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Few Tips for the Chairperson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSometimes You Have to Fire Your Chair.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat to Do with Your Board's Philosophy, Values, and Beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrafting the Board Job Description.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanning the Board's Conduct.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Linking Governance to Operations: The Board-Management Connection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo Tell or Not to Tell: One CEO Learns the Right Way to Inform Her Board.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoverning in the Shadow of a Founder-CEO.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf You Want It Done Right, \u003ci\u003eDelegate It\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat to Do When Staff Take Complaints Directly to Board Members.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Board Members Are the Only Staff in Sight.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe CEO's Objectives Are Not Proper Board Business.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Only the CEO Can Interpret the Board's Ends and Executive Limitations Policies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting It Right from the Start: The CEO's Job Description.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo You Really Have a CEO?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes Policy Governance Give Too Much Authority to the CEO?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Putting Purpose First: Deciding, Delegating, and Demanding Organizational \"Ends\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoards Lead Best When Services, Programs, and Curricula Are Transparent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Community Board Struggles with the Cost of Its Results.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeware the \"Quality\" Fetish.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Things First.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating the Mission Statement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Board of a Trade Association Establishes Ends Policies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Public School Board Establishes Ends Policies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA City Council Creates Ends Policies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Hospital Board Creates Ends Policies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Safely Avoiding Micromanagement: Staff Freedom Within Defined Limits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFree Your Board and Staff Through Executive Limitations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking Informed Fiscal Policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRunning Afoul of Governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrafting Policy to Safeguard Your Organization's Actual Fiscal Condition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrafting Policy to Guide Your Organization's Budget.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFiduciary Responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRedefining the Board's Role in Fiscal Planning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. What the Board's Words Mean: Harnessing Interpretation for Control and Empowerment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \"Any Reasonable Interpretation\" Rule: Leap of Faith or Sine Qua Non of Delegation?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoards Should Be Not the Final Authority but the Initial Authority.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbstracting Up: Discovering the Big Issues Among the Trivia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho's in Charge? Is Your Organization Too Staff-Driven?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToo Volunteer-Driven?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNever Cast in Stone: Flexible Policy Supports Management and Saves Board Time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy Governance Is Not a \"Hands Off\" Model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. When the Board Meets: Products, Process, Discipline, and Costs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Your Board in a Rut? Shake Up Your Routine!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Not Set Your Quorum Requirement at 100 Percent?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOwning Your Agenda: A Long-Term View Is the Key to Taking Charge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalculating the Real Costs of Governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Consent Agenda and Responsible Rubber-Stamping.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Assuring Board and Management Performance: Measurement, Evaluation, and Discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePainful Lessons: Learning from the United Way Misfortune.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne Board Fails to Follow Its Own Monitoring Policy-and Courts Fiscal Disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Misguided Focus on Administrative Cost.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Simple Matter of Comparison: Monitoring Fiscal Management in Your Organization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoard Approvals and Monitoring Are Very Different Actions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiving Measurement Its Due in Policy Governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoney, I Shrunk the Policies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mechanics of Direct Inspection Monitoring.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRedefining Board Self-Evaluation: The Key to Keeping on Track.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiving Up to Your Own Expectations: Implementing Self-Evaluation to Make a Difference in Your Organization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Importance of Trust in the Board-CEO Relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating the CEO: An Effective Approach to Ensure Future Organizational Success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting CEO Evaluation in Perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOff Limits: What Not to Do in Your CEO Evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA CEO Self-Evaluation Checklist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Safeguarding Governance Viability for the Long Term.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat to Do When All Your Policies Are in Place.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNine Steps to Implementing Policy Governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShaping Up Your Bylaws.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Happens to Conventional Documents Under Policy Governance?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow You Can Tell When Your Board Is Not Using Policy Governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCEOs! Guiding Your Board Toward Better Governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy Governance Won't Work Because . . .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtecting Governance from Law, Funders, and Accreditors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. When Governing Boards Perform Nongoverning Roles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Board Members Act as Staff Advisors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTips for Creating Advisory Boards and Committees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiving, Getting, and Governing: Finding a Place for Fundraising Among the Responsibilities of Leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGirl Scout Council Learns What Kind of Help Counts the Most.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoard Members as Amateur CEOs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Policy Governance for Specific Audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRemaking Governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward Coherent Governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePartnership for Public Service.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoverning Parks and Recreation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation Accountability and Legislative Oversight.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Means to an End.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReinventing Governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo Focus on Shaping the Future, Many Hospital Boards Might Require a Radical Overhaul.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Governance Model from an Unexpected Source-Nonprofits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Theory of Corporate Governance: Finding a New Balance for Boards and Their CEOs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Opportunity for Reinventing Corporate Governance in Joint Venture Companies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Use Is Business Experience on a Nonprofit or Governmental Board?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeizing the Governance Opportunity for Central European NGOs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding an Infrastructure of Governance in Eastern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e ..\"packed with information and advice..\"(Modern Management, February 2002)  John Carver is internationally known as creator of the breakthrough in board leadership called the Policy Governance model. He has worked with boards in the United States and Canada and on four other continents for over twenty years. His ideas have been featured by the Times of London, the National League of Cities, the Canadian Hospital Association, the American Society of Association Executives, Georgia Power Company, and many others. \u003cbr\u003e  Carver is the author of the bimonthly newsletter workshop Board Leadership (since 1992), the book Boards That Make a Difference, Second Edition (Jossey-Bass, 1997), the video John Carver on Board Governance (1993), the audiotape Empowering Boards for Leadership (1992), and coauthor of the books A New Vision of Board Leadership (1994), Reinventing Your Board (Jossey-Bass, 1997), and the CarverGuide Series on Effective Board Governance (Jossey-Bass, 1996-1997).  John Carver, leading expert in the field of board leadership, has gathered together in one comprehensive volume a compilation of his most noteworthy articles and essays. In this invaluable book-it includes original essays, the best of the \u003ci\u003eBoard Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e newsletter, and articles from myriad publications— Carver shows how boards can excel within their own organizations by adopting his groundbreaking Policy Governanceâ model. \u003cbr\u003e  This handy guide to the Policy Governance model presents information in a highly accessible format. With more than one hundred and fifteen articles on the topic, \u003ci\u003eJohn Carver on Board Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e offers a solid base for understanding and implementing this proven model for board success. This comprehensive resource covers a wealth of critical topics such as achieving meaningful diversity in the boardroom, protecting board integrity, handling staff complaints, evaluating the mission statement, making informed fiscal policy, owning the board agenda, evaluating the CEO, and knowing when (and when not) to form committees. Designed as a hands-on guide, this book also includes an innovative Frequently Asked Questions navigation tool that is helpful for finding specific answers to targeted questions. \u003cbr\u003e  Written for board members, executives, and consultants across the nonprofit, corporate, and government sectors, \u003ci\u003eJohn Carver on Board Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e provides one-stop shopping for effective board management for boards no matter what their size or their mission.   \"John Carver has given board effectiveness a unifying vision, a logical and coherent base-an integrated theory of governance. This collection of his writings brings home the intellectual rigor of his thinking and the coherence of his Policy Governance model.\" \u003cbr\u003e  — Sir Adrian Cadbury, director of the Bank of England, chairman of Cadbury-Schweppes, Chancellor of Aston University, chairman of the Committee on Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance in the UK (The \"Cadbury Report\"), and author of The Company Chairman  \u003cp\u003e\"John Carver, like Robert K. Greenleaf before him, is a revolutionary of the very best kind. Carver's Policy Governance model has provided the means for trustees to live out Greenleaf's challenge to boards to act as both servant and leader. In so doing, John has proven himself to be one of our greatest servant-leaders.\"\u003cbr\u003e  — Larry Spears, CEO, The Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership, editor of Reflections on Leadership and Insights on Leadership\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The conceptual clarity of Dr. Carver's approach provided us an excellent basis for development of new governance arrangements in defence, helping us to sharpen our focus on results and the associated accountability framework.\"\u003cbr\u003e  — Dr. Allan Hawke, Secretary, Australian Department of Defence, Canberra\u003c\/p\u003e  \"John Carver has given board effectiveness a unifying vision, a logical and coherent base-an integrated theory of governance. This collection of his writings brings home the intellectual rigor of his thinking and the coherence of his Policy Governance model.\" \u003cbr\u003e  — Sir Adrian Cadbury, director of the Bank of England, chairman of Cadbury-Schweppes, Chancellor of Aston University, chairman of the Committee on Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance in the UK (The \"Cadbury Report\"), and author of The Company Chairman  \u003cp\u003e\"John Carver, like Robert K. Greenleaf before him, is a revolutionary of the very best kind. Carver's Policy Governance model has provided the means for trustees to live out Greenleaf's challenge to boards to act as both servant and leader. In so doing, John has proven himself to be one of our greatest servant-leaders.\"\u003cbr\u003e  — Larry Spears, CEO, The Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership, editor of \u003ci\u003eReflections on Leadership and Insights on Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The conceptual clarity of Dr. Carver's approach provided us an excellent basis for development of new governance arrangements in defence, helping us to sharpen our focus on results and the associated accountability framework.\"\u003cbr\u003e  — Dr. Allan Hawke, Secretary, Australian Department of Defence, Canberra\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989490680037,"sku":"NP9780787958442","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787958442.jpg?v=1761784314","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/john-carver-on-board-leadership-isbn-9780787958442","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}