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Boards that make a difference : a new design for leadership in nonprofit and public organizations / John Carver. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco, California : Jossey-Bass, 2006.Edition: third editionDescription: xxviii, 418 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0787976164
  • 9780787976163
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD2745.B637 2006
  • HD2745.C331.B637 2006
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Contents:
Leadership by governing boards : a vision of group accountability Policy as a leadership tool : the force of explicit values Designing policies that make a difference : governing by values Focusing on results : the power of purpose Controlling ethics and prudence : what's not Oklahoma, even if it works Strong boards need strong executives : the board-executive relationship The board's responsibility for itself : governing oneself precedes governing others Officers and committees : the chief governance officer and other divisions of board labor Policy development by levels : adding details judiciously Making meetings meaningful : creating the future more than reviewing the past Maintaining board leadership : staying on track and institutionalizing excellence But does it work? : criticisms, effectiveness research, and model consistency Resource A. Varieties of policy governance applications Resource B. Bylaws Resource C. Glossary.
Review: "Boards That Make a Difference can help your board empower both board and staff, eliminate trivia, establish a meaningful organizational direction, clarify roles, plan productive meetings, establish officers and committees that work, and provide the leadership for which governing boards exist."--Jacket.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor Non-fiction HD2745.C37 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001867783

Leadership by governing boards : a vision of group accountability Policy as a leadership tool : the force of explicit values Designing policies that make a difference : governing by values Focusing on results : the power of purpose Controlling ethics and prudence : what's not Oklahoma, even if it works Strong boards need strong executives : the board-executive relationship The board's responsibility for itself : governing oneself precedes governing others Officers and committees : the chief governance officer and other divisions of board labor Policy development by levels : adding details judiciously Making meetings meaningful : creating the future more than reviewing the past Maintaining board leadership : staying on track and institutionalizing excellence But does it work? : criticisms, effectiveness research, and model consistency Resource A. Varieties of policy governance applications Resource B. Bylaws Resource C. Glossary.

"Boards That Make a Difference can help your board empower both board and staff, eliminate trivia, establish a meaningful organizational direction, clarify roles, plan productive meetings, establish officers and committees that work, and provide the leadership for which governing boards exist."--Jacket.

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