Chairman of the Board
A Practical Guide
Introduction
A Question of Style
There is a difference between leadership and management. Leadership
is of the spirit, compounded of personality and vision; its
practice is an art. Management is of the mind, more a matter of
accurate calculation, of statistics, of methods, timetables and
routines; its practice is a science. Managers are necessary; leaders
are essential.
-Field Marshal Lord Slim,
Address to Australian Institute of Management, 1957
If there is one topic about which little has been written, and even less
consensus achieved, it is the role of the chairman of the board in the
North American context. The very title conjures up connotations of
grandeur, like Admiral of the Fleet. In reality, the chairman of the
board is probably the pivotal figure in projecting the image of a successful
and profitable corporation.
If one were to ask the majority of board chairmen what they considered
to be their primary function, one can guarantee many different
responses, so vague is the concurrence. This book ... read full excerpt from Chairman of the Board: A Practical Guide ebook
