John Carver 
Boards That Make a Difference [EPUB ebook] 
A New Design for Leadership in Nonprofit and Public Organizations

Preface to the Third Edition vii
Preface xiii
The Author xxiii
Prologue: Beginning and Ending with Purpose xxvii
Introduction 1
1. Leadership by Governing Boards: A Vision of Group Accountability 5
2. Policy as a Leadership Tool: The Force of Explicit Values 37
3. Designing Policies That Make a Difference: Governing by Values 55
4. Focusing on Results: The Power of Purpose 79
5. Controlling Ethics and Prudence: What’s Not OK, Even if It Works 115
6. Strong Boards Need Strong Executives: The Board-Executive Relationship 153
7. The Board’s Responsibility for Itself: Governing Oneself Precedes Governing Others 185
8. Officers and Committees: The Chief Governance Officer and Other Divisions of Board Labor 215
9. Policy Development by Levels: Adding Details Judiciously 239
10. Making Meetings Meaningful: Creating the Future More Than Reviewing the Past 257
11. Maintaining Board Leadership: Staying on Track and Institutionalizing Excellence 287
12. But Does It Work? Criticisms, Effectiveness Research, and Model Consistency 319
Resource A: Varieties of Policy Governance Applications 345
Resource B: Bylaws 365
Resource C: Glossary 371
References 379
Index 405

John Carver is known internationally as the creator of the breakthrough in board leadership called the Policy Governance Model. He has worked with boards in the United States and Canada as well as on four other continents for over twenty-five years. His clients have included the National Association of State Boards of Education, the National Ballet of Canada, the American Institute of Architects, the Pentagon Federal Credit Union, Lutheran World Relief and the American Cancer Society. He is author of the bi-monthly newsletter workshop Board Leadership and his books have sold over 250, 000 copies around the world.