Synopsis

Unleash one of your company?s greatest competitive weapons. In this timely new work, ace consultant Ram Charan takes an eye-opening look at how many boards are transcending tradition by becoming dynamic partners in corporate governance. He also shows CEOs how they can go about tapping the vast storehouse of experience and wisdom a board?s membership represents. Filled with specific instructions and strategies, Fortune 500 examples and real-time tools for initiating board transformations, Boards At Work takes readers to the front lines of the American board revolution.

Booknews

Charan, a consultant to clients such as GE, Bell Atlantic, and Citicorp, presents best practices for tapping the wealth of intellect, perspective, and insight that resides in most boards. He describes successful and unsuccessful processes used in actual companies, and offers an insider's account of how a small but growing number of exceptional boards are changing the face of corporate governance. Includes survey instruments. For CEOs, board members, human resource professionals, and investors. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Biography

RAM CHARAN is a senior consultant to executives, senior teams, and corporate boards on executive performance and development. His client base includes GE, CitiCorp, Allied Signal, and Johnson & Johnson. He was previously with the Harvard Business School. He lives in Dallas, Texas.