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The Fish Rots from the Head: The Crisis in Our Boardrooms: Developing the Crucial Skills of the Competent Director
The Fish Rots from the Head The Crisis in Our Boardrooms Developing the Crucial Skills of the Competent Director Author:Bob Garratt A company's success or failure depends much on the performance of its board. As boards' activities are made increasingly transparent under national and international law, there is an urgent need for directors' competencies to be developed.Bob Garratt clarifies and integrates the roles and tasks of the director. He argues that directors must deve... more »lop a broader mindset to deal with the uncertainty of higher-level issues such as policy formulation, strategy, supervision of management, and accountability.Bob Garratt is a management consultant, chairman of Media Projects International, and visiting fellow at the Management School of Imperial College, London.« less