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"This book should be in the library of everyone who serves-or aspires to serve-on the governing board of any organization, large or small, nonprofit or corporate. Better than any other available resource, it tells what the roles of board members are and what they must and shouldn't do. An indispensable guidebook to leadership excellence." -George Weber, secretary general, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva "John Carver's Boards That Make a Difference was required reading for board members of the Calgary Philharmonic Society. It provided a clear and concise road map with which we carried out significant governance restructuring of the society." James M. Stanford, president & CEO,, Petro-Canada, and past chairman of the Calgary Philharmonic Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada John Carver's groundbreaking Policy Governance model has influenced the way public and nonprofit boards operate around the world. Now, as widespread experience with the model continues to grow, Carver enriches his definitive exposition with updated policy samples, a new chapter on the process of policy development, and additional resources for various types of boards. He debunks the entrenched beliefs about board roles and functions that hamper dedicated board members. With creative insight and commonsense practicality, Carver presents a bold new approach to board job design, board-staff relationships, the chief executive role, performance monitoring, and virtually every aspect of the board-management relationship. In their stead, he offers a board model designed to produce policies that make a difference, missions that are clearly articulated, standards that are ethical and prudent, meetings, officers, and committees that work; and leadership that supports the fulfillment of long-term goals.

Table of Contents:
A New Vision for Governing Boards; Policy as a Leadership Tool; Designing Policies That Make a Difference; Focusing on Results: Clarifying and Sustaining the Organization's Mission; Setting Limits: Standards of Ethics and Prudence; Strong Boards Need Strong Executives: The Board-Executive Relationship; The Board's Responsibility for Itself; Officers and Committees; Policy Development by Levels; Making Meetings Work; Redefining Excellence in Governance: Strategies for Board Leadership.

About the Author :
JOHN CARVER is internationally known as creator of the breakthrough in board leadership called the Policy Governance model. He has worked with boards in the United States and Canada and on four other continents for over twenty years. His clients included the National Association of State Boards of Education, the National Ballet of Canada, The American Institute of Architects, the Pentagon Federal Credit Union, and Lutheran World Relief. His ideas have been featured by the National League of Cities, the London Times, the Canadian Hospital Association, the American Society of Association Executives, Georgia Power Company, and many others.Carver is the author of the bimonthly newsletter workshop Board Leadership, the video John Carver on Board Governance (1993), the audiotape Empowering Boards for Leadership (1992), and the CarverGuide Series on Effective Board Governance.

Review :
"When I came upon Carver's book, I threw away everything I had collected on the subject of boards." (NRB, July/Aug. 2002)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780787908119
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: A New Design for Leadership in Nonprofit and Public Organizations
  • Width: 158 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0787908118
  • Publisher Date: 28 May 1997
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 241 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 425 gr


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