Overview
- Expands on the first edition, by including an unprecedented sample – 210 chairs, directors, shareholders and CEOs from 14 countries
- Includes an assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the work of chairs and the boards they lead
- Presents what board chairs actually do, rather than what they should do
- Describes chair practices in diverse European cultures from UK to Turkey
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Chair of the Board of Directors
- Board of Directors
- European Boards
- Board Dynamics
- 3Es Leadership
- Chair–Shareholder relationships
- Chair–CEO relationships
- Chair Succession
- Board Digitalization
- Conflicts in the Boardroom
- Diversity in the Boardroom
- Effective Chairs of Boards
- Board Effectiveness
- Stakeholders
- Board of Directors
- COVID-19 and Leadership
About this book
This book represents the first cross-country study of the work of board chairs in Europe.
It focuses on what board leaders actually do, rather than what they should do, and elaborates on a conceptual contingency framework for understanding chairs’ work in Europe.
In this second edition, 18 experts from 14 European countries interviewed more than 300 chairs, CEOs, directors and shareholders to detect and compare specific practices and instruments that chairs use to deal with various challenges. Researchers also assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the work of chairs and the boards they lead.
The book benefits incumbent and future chairs, directors, shareholders, CEOs, executives and regulators in developing a systemic understanding of the work of a chair in the European business context and gaining insights into how the leader of the board deals with specific challenges.
Reviews
An insightful, well-researched and crafted book, which demystifies the practice and art of good Chairmanship. It compares and contrasts the roles across Europe clearly articulating similarities and differences. It contains a wealth of information drawn from the experience of seasoned Chairman. A must read for both existing and aspiring Chairman. A key insight is the centrality of high EQ as well as IQ skillfully brought to bear to orchestrate the individual and collective contributions essential to effective performance and good governance in a rapidly changing world. (Helen Pitcher OBE, Governance Expert and Chairman Public, Private and Charitable Sectors)
This book is INSEAD doing what it does best. It distils the experience and wisdom of contributors from several diverse cultures and in the process provides invaluable education and stimulation. A “must read” for anyone contemplating taking on the responsibilities of chairing a Board. (Bryan K. Sanderson, CBE, Chairman and Founding Director of Home Renaissance Foundation, Chair of the Low Pay Commission and Chairman of Florence Nightingale Foundation)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Stanislav Shekshnia is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at INSEAD, a Director of the “Leading from the Chair” executive development programme and a Senior Partner at Ward Howell. His research concentrates on leadership, leadership development and effective governance in regions and organizations.
Veronika Zagieva is Director of Ward Howell Talent Equity Institute, an internal research and development division of the Ward Howell Group. Her research is focused on leadership development, CEO effectiveness, CEO succession and board dynamics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Leading a Board
Book Subtitle: Chairs’ Practices Across Europe
Editors: Stanislav Shekshnia, Veronika Zagieva
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0727-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-0726-4Published: 16 May 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-0727-1Published: 15 May 2021
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXVII, 460
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour
Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership, Administration, Organization and Leadership