Books
Here you'll find books — some best-selling and some more obscure — by leading governance influencers and director organizations dedicated to the art of board governance.
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Browse through our list of books on governance and related topics. Click on an image to view the book on Amazon or another website.
Corporate Governance
This section lists books about
all aspects of corporate governance.
The Culturally Conscious Board: Setting the Boardroom Table for Impact
Authors: Jennifer M. Jukanovich
and Russell W. West
Board Talk: 18 Crucial Conversations that Count Inside and Outside the Boardroom
Authors: Kathryn Bishop
and Gilliam Camm
Inside the Boardroom: How Behavior Trumps Rationality
Authors: R. Gopalakrishnan
and Tulsi Jayakumar
Elevating Your Board Effectiveness - Sixth Edition
Author: Deborah Rosati, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D, GCB.D, CCB.D
Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand
Authors: Gerry Boon
and Randall S. Peterson
New CEOs and Boards: How to Build a Great Board Relationship - and a Great Board
Author: Beverly A. Behan
Board and Director Evaluations: Innovations for 21st Centrury Governance Committees
Author: Beverly A. Behan
Governing in Scary Times: The Board's Roadmap for Governing Through and Beyond an Emergency
Authors: Debra Brown, David Brown, and Rob DeRooy
Governance Solutions: The Ultimate Guide to Competence and Confidence in the Boardroom
Authors: David A.H. Brown
and Dr. Debra L. Brown
Corporate Governance Matters: A Closer Look at Organizational Choices and Their Consequences
Authors: David Larcker and Brian Tayan
Speaking Out on Governance: What Stakeholders Say about the Revolution
Author: Deborah Hicks Midanek
Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen
Author: Rita McGrath
Governance in the Digital Age: A Guide for the Modern Corporate Board Director
Authors: Brian Stafford and Dottie Schindlinger
Across the Board: The Modern Architecture Behind an Effective Board of Directors
Author: Mark A. Pfister
The Director’s Manual: A Framework for Board Governance
Authors: Peter C. Browning
and William L. Sparks
Claiming Your Place at the Boardroom Table: The Essential Handbook for Excellence in Governance and Effective Directorship
Authors: Thomas Bakewell
and James J. Darazsoi
Startup Boards: Getting the Most Out of Your Board of Directors
Authors: Mahendra Ramsinghani, Brad Feld, and Tavia Gilbert
Boards That Lead: When To Take Charge, When To Partner, and When To Stay Out Of The Way
Authors: Ram Charan, Dennis Carey and Michael Useem
Dilemmas, Dilemmas II: More Practical Case Studies for Company Directors
Author: Julie Garland McLellan
Non-Profit
This section lists books about
governance in the non-profit sector.
The Board-Building Cycle: Finding, Engaging, and Strengthening Nonprofit Board Members
Author: Susan S. Meier
Not-For-Profit Board Dilemmas: Practical Case Studies for Directors in the Non-Profit Sector
Author: Julie Garland McLellan
Governance Matters: Relationship Model of Governance, Leadership and Management
Authors: Les Stahlke with Jennifer Loughlin
Policy Governance
This section lists books about the Policy Governance model,
also known as the Carver model.
Reinventing Your Board: A Step-by-Step Guide to Implementing Policy Governance
Authors: John Carver and Miriam Mayhew Carver
Robert's Rules of Order
This section lists books about
Robert's Rules of Order.
Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised 12th Edition
Authors: Henry M. Robert III, Daniel H. Honemann, Thomas J. Balch, Daniel E. Seabold and Shmuel Gerber
Robert's Rules of Order Quick Start Guide: The Simplifed Beginner's Guide to Robert's Rules of Order
Author: ClydeBank Business
Getting On Boards
This section lists books about finding and landing
a seat on a board of directors.
Women on Board: Insider Secrets to Getting on a Board and Succeeding as a Director
Authors: Susan Stautberg and Nancy Calderon
