Running Board Meetings

Running Board Meetings

by PatrickDunne (Author)

Synopsis

Patrick Dunne's practical guide continues to provide valuable, step-by-step advice on every aspect of running board meetings. Witty and succinct, this updated third edition ensures readers are always well prepared, every board meeting runs smoothly, necessary procedures are followed and the board's decisions are always acted on. Using a logical Before , During and After structure, it leaves no stone unturned. Whatever the size of the company, whatever the situation faced, whatever part of the world, this book will get readers thinking. Based on real-life experience, Running Board Meetings is essential reading for aspirant and experienced directors alike.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 164
Edition: 3rd edition
Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 03 Mar 2007

ISBN 10: 0749449748
ISBN 13: 9780749449742
Book Overview: Full of anecdotes, tips and techniques, this book offers advice on every aspect of board meetings including the agenda, the role of the chairman, taking minutes and the follow-up procedure.

Media Reviews
The book's stated purpose is to provoke thought; it also provokes a good deal of (intended) mirth. The Times Higher Education Supplement An entertaining introduction to the game for the neophyte board director. Financial Times An excellent book. Financial Director Lively and down to earth. Business Bulletin Crammed with amusing anecdotes and strategic advice. Business Echo Author Patrick Dunne shows a rare ability to imbue a dry subject - running board meetings - with warmth and humour. getAbstract recommends this entertaining text to all those who get to sit in the big chair at the head of the table, be it mahogany or not. getAbstract, 2007
Author Bio
Patrick Dunne is Group Communications Director at 3i, Europe's leading venture capital economy. He is best known for building up 3i's Independent Directors Programme and is a regular speaker and commentator on boardroom issues. He is visiting Professor at Cranfield School of Management, a Trustee of Leap Confronting Conflict and is the author of Director's Dilemmas, also by Kogan Page.