Ralph Ward is an internationally recognized speaker, writer, and advisor on the role of boards of directors, how "benchmark" boards excel, setting personal boardroom goals, and the future of governance worldwide. Ward is the publisher of the online newsletter Boardroom INSIDER, the worldwide source for practical, first-hand tips for better boards and directors ([...] He also edits The Corporate Board magazine ([...] the nation's leading corporate governance journal, with subscribers who are directors and senior officers across the United States and in 27 foreign countries. He is author of six acclaimed books on board and governance for today's corporate boards, the challenges they face, and the answers they need to excel, these are Board Seeker Guidebook (2018), Boardroom Q&A (2011), The New Boardroom Leaders (2008), Saving the Corporate Board (2003), Improving Corporate Boards (2000), and 21st Century Corporate Board (1997).

Introduction

1 First hack ... board meetings themselves

2 Unclogging your board info pipeline

3 Meeting prep: Before you walk through those doors

4 Board meeting timesavers

5 Committees: Where the real work happens

6 Hacks for new directors, new boards

7 Board presentations don't have to suck

8 Tech tools: More board savvy, smarter board use

9 Different strokes for different boards

10 Building your board career

11 Boosting board/staff chemistry

12 Better board talent: Here's how

13 Board leadership lessons

14 Keeping out of governance danger

15 Sticky situations you'll face