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Re-Inventing Your Board: A Step-by-Step Guide to Implementing Policy Governance (J–B Carver Board Governance Series)

Re-Inventing Your Board: A Step-by-Step Guide to Implementing Policy Governance (J–B Carver Board Governance Series)

by JohnCarver (Author), Miriam Mayhew Carver (Author)

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    Hardcover 1997

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Synopsis

John Carver's groundbreaking Policy Governance model has influenced the way public and nonprofit boards operate around the world. Now, as widespread experience with the model continues to grow, nonprofit and public board members can find a powerful resource and first-choice reading in the John Carver Set.In the bestselling Boards That Make a Difference, Second Edition, John Carver enriches his definitive exposition with updated policy samples, a new chapter on the process of policy development, and additional resources for various types of boards. With creative insight and commonsense practicality, Carver presents a bold new approach to board job design, board-staff relationships, the chief executive role, performance monitoring, and virtually every aspect of the board-management relationship. In their stead, he offers a board model designed to produce policies that make a difference, missions that are clearly articulated, standards that are ethical and prudent, meetings, officers, and committees that work; and leadership that supports the fulfillment of long-term goals.A natural companion to Boards That Make a Difference, Reinventing Your Board is John Carver and Miriam Mayhew Carver's recipe for putting Policy Governance into practice. With 25 figures, policy samples, forms, and other practical, put-the-model-in-motion materials, this is the nuts-and-bolts materials that Carvers' followers have been requesting. The authors illustrate effective board decision making, show how to craft useful policies, and offer practical advice on such matters as setting the agenda, monitoring CEO performance, defining the board role, and more. Step-by-step instructions and sample policies make this a valuable resource for boards in the public and nonprofit sectors.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 256
 Edition: illustrated edition
 Publisher: Jossey Bass
Published: 15 Aug 1997
ISBN 10: 0787909114
ISBN 13: 9780787909116

Media Reviews
After reading Boards That Make a Difference and studying the theory behind John Carver's approach to improving the functioning of boards and their linkage with the chief executive officer, this book is a natural next stage for a board committed to improving its capacity. Reinventing Your Board is a must. (Mike Whitlam, director general, British Red Cross Society) This clear, chair-friendly book is the ultimate how-to manual for a board determined to ensure the future as they would envision it. No chairman should be without it. (George Dessart, chair, board of directors, American Cancer Society) This 'how-to' navigational tool will help boards get policy governance right the first time. It is a must for anyone looking to make their board effective into the next century. (Susan Elliott, president, The Law Society of Upper Canada)
Author Bio
JOHN CARVER is the creator of the internationally--known, breakthrough approach in board leadership known as the Policy Governance model. He has worked with boards worldwide for over 20 years. His clients have included the National Association of State Boards of Education, the National Ballet of Canada, the American Institute of Architects, the Pentagon Federal Credit Union, and Lutheran World Relief. His ideas have been featured in The London Times and promoted in the National League of Cities, the Canadian Hospital Association, the American Society of Association Executives, Georgia Power Company, and many others. MIRIAM MAYHEW CARVER consults extensively in North America and England with boards in the fields of health, education, social services, charity, and mental health, as well as library boards and city councils. She was executive director of Canada's first AIDS hospice.Both authors reside in Atlanta, Georgia.