Books
Here you will 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.
The Board Member's Guide to Risk
by David R. Koenig
The Board Member’s Guide to Risk was written to be accessible. The author wants directors to have more confidence in taking risk. If you want your organization to be the best at taking risk that it can be, this book will get you started down that path or further your journey if you’ve already begun.
This book is about how to make boards and individual board members better at the governance of an organization’s risk-taking. It's also like a travel guidebook to the ideas that help you to take risk well.
Read The Board Member's Guide to RiskCorporate Governance
This section lists books about
all aspects of corporate governance.
Governance Solutions: The Ultimate Guide to Competence and Confidence in the Boardroom
Author: 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: Thought Leader Perspectives on the Governance Revolution
Author: Deborah Hicks Midanek
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
Author: 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
Inside the Boardroom: How Boards Really Work and the Coming Revolution in Corporate Governance
Authors: Richard Leblanc and James Gillies
Not-For-Profit
This section lists books about
governance in the not-for-profit sector.
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
The Practitioner’s Guide to Governance as Leadership: Building High-Performing Nonprofit Boards
Author: Cathy A. Trower
Moving Beyond Founders Syndrome to Nonprofit Success
Authors: Thomas A. McLaughlin and Addie Nelson Backlund
Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards
Authors: Richard P. Chait, William P. Ryan, Barbara E. Taylor
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.
