The Board Game (PDF)

A Director's Bible for Winning in Business

:Peter Waine

The corporate board game is complex and fraught with dangers for
the unwary. In this anecdotal but practical handbook for life at
the top of the corporate tree, Peter Waine distils his many years
of experience into a biting expose of how company decisions are
really made and executed. In vivid detail he shows how boards work
in practice, and the differences between the boards of large and
small companies. He also examines how corporate strategies evolve
through boom and bust years, and how such changes can affect the
company's relationship with the Square Mile. And he profiles the
typical board and its interaction - the various personnel, the
often tense relationship between CEO and Chairman, and the role of
the non-executive director (NED).

* An expose of board life which shows that the reality can be
stranger than fiction - set to become the book for company
directors to be seen with

* The first stand-alone CBI title for senior managers - explores a
number of hot topics identified by the CBI including corporate
governance, business ethics and corporate social
responsibility

* Pulls together a wealth of insight and experience to offer a
clear view of how corporate boards operate and point the way to a
winning formula in the boardroom

Peter Waine is a former CBI Director and the author of Takeover
(0470 84330 6, 5000 copies sold) - he is the co-founder of Hanson
Green, a leading non-executive director and chairman placement
firm.

Readership: Senior Managers and CEOs across all functions; aspiring
senior managers.

ISBN: 0470 84764 6 250pp (cl) GBP 18.99 US 32.50 EUR 31.40 Sep 2002