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From Ceremonial to Monitor to Leader

The authors of this book have occupied a front-row seat for seeing the gap between boards that are well run and led and are boons to the companies they serve, and those that are far less so. We have seen how public agencies and governance activists have sought to close that gap by insisting on tougher rules, check-the-box lists, and tighter regulations. We believe, however, that much of the variance stems instead from a very different source: the human dynamics, social architecture, and business leadership of the board itself.

We seek as a result to focus attention on building more engaged leadership in the boardroom, not just the executive suite. The manifesto that follows makes an uncomplicated argument ...

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