Owning Up, 9780470397671
Hardcover
Leadership guru Ram Charan describes the best emerging practices for boards of directors - with real examples of how some of the best in the business solve today’s nightmarish boardroom problems. The subprime mortgage caught many financial service giants unaware, and reached far beyond trading desks…

Owning Up

the 14 questions every board member needs to ask

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  • Hardcover

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    24 March 2009

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Summary

YOUR WORLD AS A DIRECTOR HAS SUDDENLY CHANGED. YOU’VE SEEN MEMBERS OF OTHER boards take the heat when their companies imploded. The managements of Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, and Washington Mutual clearly failed, but so did their boards. Now the board of every company beset with problems is coming under scrutiny.

The pressure is on. Your board must own up to its accountability for the performance of the corporation. Governance now means leadership. Boards must chan…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780470397671
ISBN-10:0470397675
Author:Ram Charan
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:224
Edition:1st
Release Date:24 March 2009
Weight:408g
Dimensions:231mm x 158mm x 28mm
About The Author

Ram Charan

RAM CHARAN is the go-to adviser for corporate directors and CEOs. Known for his insights and practical wisdom, Charan has counseled some of the world’s most successful business leaders. He is coauthor of the bestseller Execution and author or coauthor of 14 other books including Leaders at All Levels, Boards That Deliver, and Boards at Work. He serves on three boards and was named one of Directorship’s top 100 directors. He has an MBA and a doctoral degree with corporate governance as a field of study from the Harvard Business School.

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