Inside the Boardroom

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Praise for Inside the Boardroom "Leblanc and Gillies have written a great book about boards of directors that focuses the reader's attention where it should be--on the behavior that takes place in the board room! They provide important insights about what behavior leads to effective boards and what does not. It is a 'must read' for all concerned with corporate governance." Jay W. Lorsch, Harvard Business School "Regulators, institutions and corporations are beginning to see the wisdom of this new research on governance. It goes past the ordinary--independence, retirement age and the like--and gets to the real heart of governance issues--skills, behavior and performance. Nexen has already applied many of these practical insights of Dr. Leblanc. Boards, Directors, Chairs and CEOs are well advised to see this book as a valuable 'leg-up' on what is sure to be the next wave in governance." Charlie Fischer, President and CEO, Nexen Inc. (one of Governance Metrics International's 26 perfect 10.0 companies--out of 2, 600 worldwide entities) "Leblanc and Gillies have transcended the clichés of misleading mechanical governance checklists to reveal the genuine essence of good governance--a competent, engaged, honest set of directors with an effective means of communicating. Happily this book offers a much-needed alternative to the quicksand of conflicted self-serving metrics. Anchored in first-hand research, they provide tools for improving the human side of board diligence." Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Associate Dean, Yale School of Management "So many of the academic studies have tried to draw conclusions about what works and what does not by analysing structures. It is process, the way in which board members work together that counts and here you clearly have the experience to give us all valuable guidance." Sir Adrian Cadbury, Author of Corporate Governance and Chairmanship: A Personal View "Dr. Leblanc has only two or three rivals in the world in the subject area. The outstanding feature of Dr. Leblanc's work is that it combines a strong conceptual framework with a wealth of real, practical experience. He laces his theoretical discourse with the recent experience of the boards of many real and important companies." Ralph Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Institute of Company Directors