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Leading the Board
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Leading the Board

The Six Disciplines of World-Class Chairmen

Palgrave Macmillan, 2008 plus...

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As chairman of the board, you must walk a fine line. You cannot be intrusive or expect to have a say in all day-to-day operations. You cannot try to force your own ideas through the system. At the same time, you cannot be a yes-man for the CEO, letting him or her run roughshod over the organization. Andrew and Nada Kakabadse, professors and corporate boards experts, explain why the chair must be his or her company’s ethical paladin. If the chairman starts cutting corners, soon the company will have no corners left to cut. Although its somewhat academic text occasionally takes page-filling detours, including examining the Socratic roots of the word “dialogue,” the book provides an insightful analysis of six “essential disciplines” a board chair should follow. getAbstract thinks that board leaders, particularly new ones, will find this book very useful.

Take-Aways

  • Within the corporate world, chairman of the board is a totally unique position, different from that of other board members and the CEO.
  • You cannot have a superior company without a superior board chair.
  • In the U.S., firms often have an executive chairman, combining the roles of chair and CEO. In the United Kingdom, the positions are usually separate.

About the Authors

Andrew Kakabadse is a professor at the Cranfield University School of Management and Nada Kakabadse is a professor at the University of Northampton Business School, both in the United Kingdom.


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    I. O. 6 years ago
    Found this summary insightful and really clear. Taking on a chairman role recently has caused me to re-look at a number of behaviours and this summary gives an insight into key, material tasks ahead!

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