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Harvard Business Review Board Member's Handbook
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Harvard Business Review Board Member's Handbook

by Dennis Carey, Michael Useem, Maggie Wilderotter
October 2026
288 pages
6h 32m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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Becoming a Director Checklists

In creating an actionable handbook, we have sought to make it as directive and personal as possible, drawing on both practical experience and academic research to identify a handful of tangible prescriptions for your service on the board.

Here are our first director checklists, recaps of the main points for navigating the pathway onto a governing board and securing your first seat. We intend them to serve as action triggers across your governing day. Use them as reminders of the practical questions (or as AI prompts) that you may want to pose at the turning points ahead, from joining a board to leading a board to retiring from a board. Checklists capture a moment in time, and we regard them as ever-changing ...

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ISBN: 9781647827588