Identity, Power and Influence in the Boardroom: Actionable Strategies for Developing High Impact Directors and Boards

The role of the board of directors in deciding on potentially value-creating decisions has gained greater prominence. This book prepares directors for playing a more influential role in shaping such decisions by focusing on the human dimension of governance and the effect that group membership has on the decision-behavior of individual directors. It offers actionable strategies to successfully navigate the complex dynamics that are inevitable when a group of powerful individuals with strong individual identities has to work together, and can help boards strengthen their effectiveness in the advisory role and develop a more influential voice in shaping the strategic direction of their companies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 26 April 2019
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Over the last decade, the role of the board of directors in deciding on potentially value-creating decisions has gained greater prominence. Following extensive board research into the origins, reasons, effects and consequences of boardroom influence of directors, this book prepares directors for playing a more influential role in shaping such decisions.

Boards are only as effective as the relationships their members have with each other. Despite this, many of the published guides on board work do not focus sufficiently on the human dimension of governance, nor has there been a comprehensive understanding of the effect that group membership has on the decision behaviour of the individual director, or vice versa.

The author offers the reader actionable strategies to successfully navigate the complex dynamics that are inevitable when a group of powerful individuals with strong individual identities has to work together. Without a realistic understanding of the silent risks that a suboptimal dynamic may pose to the processes of making critical decisions, boards may find their decision outcomes compromised. Despite the best intentions, such dynamics can have a chilling effect on an individual director’s contribution, marginalising or diminishing the value of their contribution and their influence on the board.

This book will be a valuable resource guide for aspiring and experienced company directors wishing to strengthen their effectiveness in the advisory role and develop a more influential voice in shaping the strategic direction of their companies.

Weight: 458g
Dimension: 238 x 160 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138488786