Boards That Make a Difference: A New Design for Leadership in Nonprofit and Publ

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For over a decade Boards that Make a Difference has set the standard for those who want to bring their boards and their organizations to a higher level of performance. John Carver's revolutionary Policy Governance Model changes the way boards work.

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In this revised and updated third edition, Carver continues to debunk the entrenched beliefs and habits that hobble boards and to replace them with his innovative approach to effective governance. This proven model offers an empowering and fundamental redesign of the board role and emphasizes values, vision, empowerment of both the board and staff, and strategic ability to lead leaders. Policy Governance gives board members and staff a new approach to board job design, board-staff relationships, the role of the chief executive, performance monitoring, and virtually every aspect of the board-management relationship. This latest edition has been updated and expanded to include explanatory diagrams that have been used by thousands of Carver's seminar participants. It also contains illustrative examples of Policy Governance model policies that have been created by real-world organizations. In addition, this third edition of Boards That Make a Difference includes a new chapter on model criticisms and the challenges of governance research.

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"John Carver is a revolutionary of the very best kind. Carver's Policy Governance model has provided the means for trustees to live out Greenleaf's challenge to boards to act as both servant and leader."
—Larry C. Spears, CEO, The Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership; editor, Reflections on Leadership, Insights on Leadership, Servant Leadership, The Power of Servant Leadership; coeditor, Practicing Servant Leadership and Focus on Leadership "It took an inspired social scientist to record and describe the fundamental principles of [the Policy Governance] model, which provides deep insight into the role of the Board in the modern corporation."
—Jeremy Booker, vice president, corporate governance, British Petroleum, London "Dr. Carver's governance model has been the key in empowering the State Bar of California Board of Governors to focus on policy that would help our judicial system."
—Andrew J. Guilford, 1999–2000 president, State Bar of California "An indispensable guidebook to leadership excellence."
—George Weber, executive director, Canadian Dental Association, Ottawa; former secretary general, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva "Boards That Make a Difference explicates the model, which is simple, powerful, and above all, successful."
—W. H. Hann, former executive director, Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia "This book's sound premises regarding proper role delineation and its practical advice provide an invaluable resource."
—Dr. John R. Seffrin, CEO, American Cancer Society, Atlanta "Dr. Carver offers a visionary yet practical approach to governance design."
—Adalberto Palma Gómez, senior partner, Aperture S.C.; former director, Institute for the Protection of Bank Savings; chairman, Center for Excellence in Corporate Governance, Mexico City "Policy Governance gives governing bodies and CEOs a clear insight into their mutual relationship and their distinct responsibilities."
—Jacques Gerards, CEO, Dutch Association of Governors in Health Care, The Netherlands

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In this revised and updated third edition, Carver continues to debunk the entrenched beliefs and habits that hobble boards and to replace them with his innovative approach to effective governance. This proven model offers an empowering and fundamental redesign of the board role and emphasizes values, vision, empowerment of both the board and staff, and strategic ability to lead leaders. Policy Governance gives board members and staff a new approach to board job design, board-staff relationships, the role of the chief executive, performance monitoring, and virtually every aspect of the board-management relationship. This latest edition has been updated and expanded to include explanatory diagrams that have been used by thousands of Carver's seminar participants. It also contains illustrative examples of Policy Governance model policies that have been created by real-world organizations. In addition, this third edition of Boards That Make a Difference includes a new chapter on model criticisms and the challenges of governance research. 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.

Author Biography

John Carver is known internationally as the creator of the breakthrough in board leadership called the Policy Governance Model. He has worked with boards in the United States and Canada as well as on four other continents for over twenty-five years. His clients have included the National Association of State Boards of Education, the National Ballet of Canada, the American Institute of Architects, the Pentagon Federal Credit Union, Lutheran World Relief and the American Cancer Society. He is author of the bi-monthly newsletter workshop Board Leadership and his books have sold over 250,000 copies around the world.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition vii Preface xiii The Author xxiii Prologue: Beginning and Ending with Purpose xxvii Introduction 1 1. Leadership by Governing Boards: A Vision of Group Accountability 5 2. Policy as a Leadership Tool: The Force of Explicit Values 37 3. Designing Policies That Make a Difference: Governing by Values 55 4. Focusing on Results: The Power of Purpose 79 5. Controlling Ethics and Prudence: What's Not OK, Even if It Works 115 6. Strong Boards Need Strong Executives: The Board-Executive Relationship 153 7. The Board's Responsibility for Itself: Governing Oneself Precedes Governing Others 185 8. Officers and Committees: The Chief Governance Officer and Other Divisions of Board Labor 215 9. Policy Development by Levels: Adding Details Judiciously 239 10. Making Meetings Meaningful: Creating the Future More Than Reviewing the Past 257 11. Maintaining Board Leadership: Staying on Track and Institutionalizing Excellence 287 12. But Does It Work? Criticisms, Effectiveness Research, and Model Consistency 319 Resource A: Varieties of Policy Governance Applications 345 Resource B: Bylaws 365 Resource C: Glossary 371 References 379 Index 405

Review

"John Carver is a revolutionary of the very best kind. Carver's Policy Governance model has provided the means for trustees to live out Greenleaf's challenge to boards to act as both servant and leader."--Larry C. Spears, CEO, The Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership; editor, Reflections on Leadership, Insights on Leadership, Servant Leadership, The Power of Servant Leadership; co-editor, Practicing Servant Leadership and Focus on Leadership "It took an inspired social scientist to record and describe the fundamental principles of [the Policy Governance] model, which provides deep insight into the role of the Board in the modern corporation."--Jeremy Booker, vice president corporate governance, British Petroleum, London"Dr. Carver?s governance model has been the key in empowering the State Bar of California Board of Governors to focus on policy that would help our judicial system."--Andrew J. Guilford, 1999-2000 president, State Bar of California"An indispensable guidebook to leadership excellence."--George Weber, executive director, Canadian Dental Association, Ottawa; former secretary general, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva"Boards That Make a Difference explicates the model, which is simple, powerful and, above all, successful."?W. H. Hann, former executive director, Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia"This book's sound premises regarding proper role delineation and its practical advice provide an invaluable resource."--Dr. John R. Seffrin, CEO, American Cancer Society, Atlanta"Dr. Carver offers a visionary yet practical approach to governance design."--Adalberto Palma Gomez, senior partner, Aperture S.C.; former director, Institute for the Protection of Bank Savings; chairman, Center for Excellence in Corporate Governance, Mexico City"Policy Governance gives governing bodies and CEOs a clear insight into their mutual relationship and their distinct responsibilities."--Jacques Gerards, CEO, Dutch Association of Governors in Health Care, The Netherlands

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"John Carver is a revolutionary of the very best kind. Carvers Policy Governance model has provided the means for trustees to live out Greenleafs challenge to boards to act as both servant and leader." -- Larry C. Spears , CEO, The Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership; editor, Reflections on Leadership , Insights on Leadership , Servant Leadership , The Power of Servant Leadership ; coeditor, Practicing Servant Leadership and Focus on Leadership "It took an inspired social scientist to record and describe the fundamental principles of [the Policy Governance] model, which provides deep insight into the role of the Board in the modern corporation." -- Jeremy Booker , vice president, corporate governance, British Petroleum, London "Dr. Carvers governance model has been the key in empowering the State Bar of California Board of Governors to focus on policy that would help our judicial system." -- Andrew J. Guilford , 1999-2000 president, State Bar of California "An indispensable guidebook to leadership excellence." -- George Weber , executive director, Canadian Dental Association, Ottawa; former secretary general, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva "Boards That Make a Difference explicates the model, which is simple, powerful, and above all, successful." -- W. H. Hann , former executive director, Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia "This books sound premises regarding proper role delineation and its practical advice provide an invaluable resource." -- Dr. John R. Seffrin , CEO, American Cancer Society, Atlanta "Dr. Carver offers a visionary yet practical approach to governance design." -- Adalberto Palma Gmez , senior partner, Aperture S.C.; former director, Institute for the Protection of Bank Savings; chairman, Center for Excellence in Corporate Governance, Mexico City "Policy Governance gives governing bodies and CEOs a clear insight into their mutual relationship and their distinct responsibilities." -- Jacques Gerards , CEO, Dutch Association of Governors in Health Care, The Netherlands

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"John Carver is a revolutionary of the very best kind. Carver's Policy Governance model has provided the means for trustees to live out Greenleaf's challenge to boards to act as both servant and leader."--Larry C. Spears, CEO, The Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership; editor, Reflections on Leadership, Insights on Leadership, Servant Leadership, The Power of Servant Leadership; co-editor, Practicing Servant Leadership and Focus on Leadership "It took an inspired social scientist to record and describe the fundamental principles of [the Policy Governance] model, which provides deep insight into the role of the Board in the modern corporation."--Jeremy Booker, vice president corporate governance, British Petroleum, London "Dr. Carver?s governance model has been the key in empowering the State Bar of California Board of Governors to focus on policy that would help our judicial system."--Andrew J. Guilford, 1999-2000 president, State Bar of California "An indispensable guidebook to leadership excellence."--George Weber, executive director, Canadian Dental Association, Ottawa; former secretary general, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva "Boards That Make a Difference explicates the model, which is simple, powerful and, above all, successful."?W. H. Hann, former executive director, Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia "This book's sound premises regarding proper role delineation and its practical advice provide an invaluable resource."--Dr. John R. Seffrin, CEO, American Cancer Society, Atlanta "Dr. Carver offers a visionary yet practical approach to governance design."--Adalberto Palma Gómez, senior partner, Aperture S.C.; former director, Institute for the Protection of Bank Savings; chairman, Center for Excellence in Corporate Governance, Mexico City "Policy Governance gives governing bodies and CEOs a clear insight into their mutual relationship and their distinct responsibilities."--Jacques Gerards, CEO, Dutch Association of Governors in Health Care, The Netherlands

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This new and revised Third Edition includes: Updated cases studies and examples. Features to make the model more user-friendly and accessible. Illustrative success stories. Tips from the field and more in depth explanations.   

Details ISBN0787976164 Author John Carver Short Title BOARDS THAT MAKE A DIFFEREN-3E Language English Edition 3rd ISBN-10 0787976164 ISBN-13 9780787976163 Media Book Format Hardcover Illustrations Yes Year 2006 Imprint Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. Country of Publication United States Place of Publication New York Pack Parent 9780787986537 Birth 1938 Affiliation Atlanta, Georgia Carver Governance Design, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia Carve Series J-B Carver Board Governance Series Subtitle A New Design for Leadership in Nonprofit and Public Organizations DOI 10.1604/9780787976163 Series Number 6 UK Release Date 2006-03-17 NZ Release Date 2006-03-01 Pages 448 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Edition Description 3rd edition Publication Date 2006-03-17 Replaces 9780787908119 DEWEY 658.422 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2006-03-17 AU Release Date 2006-01-30 We've got this

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