Common Sense for Board Members
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Book Description
You've just joined a board of directors. You're enthused about the organization's contribution and mission. But you're suddenly uncertain about what's expected of you beside reading reports and attending meetings.
Common Sense for Board Members sets forth bite-sized advice. It begins by clarifying the difference between board work and staff work. It speaks to moving board members from doing organizational housekeeping to doing organizational planning.
Edgar Stoesz, who served for years as chairman of Habitat for Humanity International and is the co-author of the topselling book Doing Good Better, covers many practical matters in brief but thoughtful fashion. Among the more than 40 topics that he deals with are: Whose Rules of Order?, When Did You Last Vote Nay?, Delegating: Who Is Responsible?, Boardroom Bullies, and Dealing With a Crisis.
About the Author
Edgar Stoesz is both a practitioner and a student/teacher of organizational theory. Having served as a CEO, responsible to a board, and on numerous and varied boards, he understands both sides of the organizational equation. The book he co-authored, Doing Good Better (Good Books), is used by many boards as a primer.
In addition to serving the Mennonite Central Committee in a variety of senior management roles, Stoesz has chaired numerous for-profit and nonprofit boards including Habitat for Humanity International, Hospital Albert Schweitzer, Mennonite Indemnity, and Heifer Project International. He currently chairs the board of the American Leprosy Mission.
Since co-authoring Doing Good Better in 1995, Stoesz has addressed or conducted workshops for more than 100 boards. He has also edited the book, Meditations for Meetings; Thoughtful Meditations for Board Meetings and for Leaders (Good Books).
Common Sense for Board Members
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