The Board Book: Making Your Corporate Board a Strategic Force in Your Company's Success Book

"Part I: The Case for Strategic Boards

1. The Board Basics

2. Strategic Recruiting

The First Mistake: Failure to Recruit Strategically

Part II: The Conflicts That Compromise a Board

3. Insiders

The Second Mistake: Too Many Insiders

4. Conflicts

The Third Mistake: Too Many Paid Consultants

5. Family

The Fourth Mistake: Too Much Family

6. Cronyism

The Fifth Mistake: Too Many Cronies

7. Money

The Sixth Mistake: Getting the Money Wrong

8. Diversity

The Seventh Mistake: Fear of Diversity

Part III: Using Your Board Strategically

9. Information Flow

The Eighth Mistake: Information Block

10. The Role of the Directors—Value Added

The Ninth Mistake: Passive Boards

11. Director Liability

12. Empowering the Board—Board Leadership

The Tenth Mistake: Failed Leadership

Part IV: The Future of Strategic Boards

13. The Strategic Board

Appendix 1: Statutory vs. Advisory Boards

Appendix 2: Actions Requiring the Board of Directors' Approval

Appendix 3: Sample Corporate Governance Guidelines (Nuevo Energy)

Appendix 4: Sample Corporate Governance Guidelines (Caterpillar)

Appendix 5: Sample Corporate Governance Guidelines (FMC)

Appendix 6: Fortune 500 Companies Without Women Directors

Appendix 7: Sample Form for Director's Evaluation of CEO

Appendix 8: Sample Form for Board Evaluation

Appendix 9: Sample Form for Board of Directors Self-Assessment

Appendix 10: Board Governance Resource List

Appendix 11: List of Interviews"