New book, High Performance Boards is a comprehensive manual for mastering best practices in modern governance, offering pragmatic guidance on improving board quality, accountability, and performance.
Author Didier Cossin is a professor of governance at the IMD. He draws upon more than thirty years of experience working with boards across the globe to assess and improve governance – in large global companies, sovereign wealth funds, government bodies, international organisations, non-profits, family businesses, and tech start-ups. Prof Cossin reveals his Four Pillars of Board Effectiveness methodology: the quality, diversity, focus, and dedication of individual directors; sophisticated information architecture; well-functioning structures and processes; and healthy group dynamics and board culture.
This book covers both the diagnosis and treatment of governance problems and provides directors with a practical guide to making their boards more effective:
- Part I introduces the Four Pillars of Board Effectiveness methodology used to assess governance health.
- Part II addresses the most common areas of governance failure, and how boards can guard against these.
- Part III looks at the importance of board leadership and the role of the chair in ensuring quality governance.
- Part IV is a compendium of best-in-class governance practices, with each chapter covering a specific aspect of board work.
High Performance Boards has inspired more than 20000 board members around the world and is essential reading for professionals and managers interested in governance and board members and senior managers.
