The Handbook of Board Governance: A Comprehensive Guide for Public, Private, and Not-For-Profit Board Members

Foreward by John F. Bankes Preface About the Editor 1 The Board Governance Handbook: An Introduction and Overview Part I: The Board's First Responsibility: The Right CEO 2 CEO Succession Planning Trends and Forecast 3 CEO Succession Planning 4 CEO Succession: Lesson from the Trenches for Directors Part II: The Board's Second Responsibility: The Right Board Chair 5 The Non-Executive Chairman: Towards a Shareholder Value Maximization Role 6 Great Boards Don't Exist Without Great Chairs 7 What's in a Name? The Lead Director Role at US Public Companies Part III: Who is at the Board Table? Board Composition, Dynamics and Decision-Making 8 Director Independence, Competency, Behaviour and Diversity 9 Board Behaviours: How Women Directors Influence Decision Outcomes 10 The State of Gender Diversity in Boardrooms 11 Every Seat Matters 12 The Art of Asking Questions as a Director 13 Board Succession, Evaluation and Recruitment: A Global Perspective Part IV: The Work of the Board 14 Climate Change and Directors' Duties: Closing the Gap Between Legal Obligation and Enforcement Practice 15 Board Oversight and Climate Change: What Directors Need to Know 16 Responsible Boards for A Sustainable Future 17 Corporate Governance to Advance Business and Society 18 Technology and the Corporate Board: 2020 and Beyond 19 Responsive Governance in A Digital World: The Need to Up-Skill 20 The Potential Impact of Blockchain Technology for Corporate Governance 21 Blockchain: An Introduction for Boards of Directors 22 Reflections of a Board Chair on the Christchurch Massacre: Governing Social Media 23 Financial Literacy and Audit Committees: A Primer For Directors and Audit Committee Members 24 Corporate Governance in An Age of Populism 25 A Call to Action for Geopolitical Governance 26 Governing Boards, Risk Management, and Deliberative Thinking 27 Lawyers' Advice and Tips to Directors on Overseeing Executive Pay 28 Accountant's Advice to Company Directors: Directors' Obligations to Detect Top Ten Frauds 29 Ten Tell-Tale Signs of Possible Fraud: A Director's Primer 30 100 Questions Directors Should Ask When Assessing the Effectiveness of Risk Systems 31 Risk Oversight For Directors: A Practical Guide 32 Risk Governance: Leading Practice and Demographic Impacts 33 Agile Governance 34 Three Dilemmas for Creating a Long-Term Board 35 Strategic Blindspots in the Boardroom 36 Winter is Coming - The Approaching Human Capital Management Storm 37 The Effective Compensation Committee 38 Compensation Governance and Performance-Based Executive Compensation 39 Measuring and Improving Pay for Performance: Board Oversight of Executive Pay 40 Designing Performance for Long-Term Value: Aligning Business Strategy, Management Structure, and Incentive Design 41 Mind the Gap: How Human Resources Can Become More Integral to the Corporate Boardroom Agenda 42 Board Risk and Responsibility Under Regulatory and Criminal Law 43 Riding Between Cars: The Position of the Corporate Secretary 44 Ensuring Good Governance and Business Success in International Subsidiaries Part V: Shareholder Engagement and Board Accountability 45 The Rise of Investor Stewardship 46 Director / Shareholder Meetings 47 Dual Class Share Firms in Developed Market Economies Anita Anand 48 For Directors: The Long-Term Relationship between Directors, Companies and Institutional Investors 49 Proxy Scorecards Will Empower People Part VI: Not for Profit Governance 50 Charitable and Not-for-Profit Organization Governance 51 The Best of Boards, The Worst of Boards: The Not for Profit Experience 52 Fundraising Best Practices for Not-for-Profit Boards of Directors Part VII: Small and Medium Company Governance 53 Governance of Small and Medium-Sized Entities 54 Private vs. Public Company Governance: Top Thirteen Questions for Board Members to Consider 55 Cannabis Governance: Advice for Current and Prospective Directors in This Emerging Industry Part VIII: Global Corporate Governance 56 Cross-Border Corporate Governance 57 Corporate Governance in Asia Pacific 58 Boards of Directors of Chinese Companies 59 The Russian Corporate Governance Story 60 CARICOM (Caribbean Community) Governance 61 King IV: Taking Corporate Governance to the Next Level Index