The Fish Rots From The Head : The Crisis In Our Boardrooms Developing The Crucial Skills Of The Competent Director (Revised Edition 2003)

Description

A company's success or failure depends much on the performance of its board - an ancient Chinese saying is that 'the fish rots from the head'. Yet the vast majority of directors admit they have had no training for their role and are not sure what it entails. As boards' activities are made increasingly transparent under national and international law - particularly following the recent corporate scandals - there is an urgent need for directors' competencies to be developed.In this book - now fully revised and updated - Bob Garratt clarifies and integrates the roles and tasks of the director. He argues that directors must develop a broader mindset to deal with the uncertainty of higher-level issues such as policy formulation, strategy, supervision of management, and accountability. In doing so, Garratt provides a programme of learning for all directors.
'An important contribution to the corporate governance debate and clear and intelligent advice on how to improve the performance of a board' - Tim Melville-Ross, Institute of Directors

First published 1996; this revised edition 2003.

Author description

Author Biography: Bob Garratt is a leading management writer and consultant advising on corporate governance, director development and strategy. He is a visiting professor in corporate governance at Imperial College, London. He is the chairman of Organizational Development Limited in Hong Kong.