Description: On Board by John Tusa An engaging guide on how to navigate the pitfalls and challenges of serving on a board, complemented by anecdotes and narratives from John Tusas vast and eclectic career as a board member of various prestigious institutions. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Throughout the world, thousands of people give their time, skill and energy to serving on a board. From local councils to international corporations – boards play a critical role in the running and success of any organisation, large and small.In On Board John Tusa brings us behind the closed doors of the boardroom to provide an insight into the inner-working of boards. From personal squabbles to financial crises, Tusa shares his experiences serving on a wide variety of international boards such as the British Museum and American Public Radio. These lively life-stories unveil how boards overcome deep-set divisions, appoint new members and survive in times of chaos. Through these stories, Tusa provides lessons and tips on how to effectively operate in cooperative business environments. Tusa teaches the reader how to overcome the big egos and how to work collaboratively yet effectively. On Board is not only an engaging foray into the vibrant career of John Tusa - it is also a comprehensive guide to anyone who struggles to work on boards or committees - or in any cooperative environment. Author Biography John Tusas distinguished and varied career as a broadcaster and journalist has included a long association with BBCs flagship Newsnight as well as broadcasting with Radio 4s The World Tonight. He is well-known to the British public as presenter in the 90s of BBC TVs One OClock News. As Managing Director of the BBC External Services, he set up BBC World Service Television. He is also a writer whose books include Art Matters: Reflections on Culture and On Creativity. Review On Board is a serious story lightly told, with numerous hints and tips along the way on how boards behave and how they should. Every board member should read it... and learn. -- Joan Bakewell, broadcaster, writer and President of Birkbeck, University of LondonJohn Tusa is one of the bravest and most thoughtful public servants of a generation, and one of the people I admire most in British public life. -- Rory StewartJohn Tusa deals with the great and seldom asked questions: why do chairs and chief executives not get on? Why do boards make the wrong appointments? What does a great board look like? His answers – based on huge experience – are vital reading for chairs and trustees everywhere. This is a book on an important subject full of insight and interest: essential reading! -- Lord Tony Hall of Birkenhead CBE, Chairman of the National Gallery and former Director-General of the BBCPart primer, part memoir, part history, laced with psychology and social anthropology, On Board is an arresting and enlightening survival guide for anyone who aspires to sit on a not-for-profit board. It makes an eloquent case for the public value of the independent and good governance of our intellectual and cultural institutions – and the inherent obstacles to achieving it. John Tusas case studies, from the many distinguished boards on which he has served and chaired, provide a serious and authoritative analysis of the tenets of institutional governance. This is also a riveting and, at times, excruciatingly candid account of personal learning painfully acquired in what he describes as one of "the most demanding complex and taxing activities in the world of public life". On Board charts the perilous navigation between the Scylla and Charybdis of personal rivalries and collective prevarication on which so many boards can come to grief. Anyone who has served as a Trustee will recognise his description of boards capacities for resilience and dysfunctionality, and, at their centre, the delicate chemistry of the CEO/Chair relationship. Anyone asked to join such a board will be well advised to learn from Tusa how codes, management theory and mission statements cannot substitute for decency, humanity and rigour, so much more difficult to achieve than to proscribe. In the end, good governance depends on good behaviour. -- Tim Gardam, Chief Executive, Nuffield Foundation, former Principal of St Annes College Oxford and former Chair, Ofcom Content BoardFor anyone considering joining a board, especially one in the arts, this is an excellent guide for what awaits them. It gives a clear sense of how the complex issues and relationships are handled from someone who was there, and lessons in good governance have rarely been so fluently expressed. And for those interested in many leading characters of the London arts scene over the past 20 years, this is a hugely entertaining read. -- Sir Andrew Likierman, Professor and former Dean, London Business SchoolWith outstanding insight, John weaves his way elegantly through misunderstandings, personal ambition, indecision, and incompetence to illustrate with clarity, the consequences of flawed Chairmanship, board composition, mistaken beliefs, and finally the privilege and honour of being part of a Board that gets it right. -- Lady Alison Myners, Chair of Royal Academy TrustOne of the truly great and good, John Tusa has led many of Britains cultural institutions and led them brilliantly. This book explains, modestly but straight-forwardly, how he has dealt with boards of trustees as helmsman, nanny, confessor, policeman, plotter, and Scout leader. Necessary reading for anyone involved in schools, arts organisations or other non-profits. -- Richard Sennett, Chairman of Trustees, Theatrum Mundi Promotional An engaging guide on how to navigate the pitfalls and challenges of serving on a board, complemented by anecdotes and narratives from John Tusas vast and eclectic career as a board member of various prestigious institutions. Promotional "Headline" An engaging guide on how to navigate the pitfalls and challenges of serving on a board, complemented by anecdotes and narratives from John Tusas vast and eclectic career as a board member of various prestigious institutions. Feature Written by ex-BBC Newsnight presenter, John Tusa, who has also served as a board member at a number of institutions, including the British Museum. Details ISBN1472976029 Author John Tusa Short Title On Board Pages 240 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1472976029 ISBN-13 9781472976024 Format Paperback Publication Date 2021-10-14 Imprint Bloomsbury Business Subtitle The Insiders Guide to Surviving Life in the Boardroom DEWEY 658.422 UK Release Date 2021-10-14 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2021-10-14 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Alternative 9781472978806 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-01-04 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161572959;
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Book Title: On Board: the Insider's Guide to Surviving Life in the Boardroom
Item Height: 198mm
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Author: John Tusa
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Business
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication Year: 2021
Type: Textbook
Genre: Finance, Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages: 240 Pages