{"title":"Didier Cossin","description":"\u003cp\u003eDidier Cossin offers insightful explorations into business strategy and innovation, with a focus on building high-performing organisations. His works provide practical frameworks for leaders seeking to enhance organisational agility and drive sustainable growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in entrepreneurship and corporate development will find Cossin’s perspectives both thought-provoking and applicable, blending strategic theory with real-world business challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"high-performance-boards-by-didier-cossin-9781119615651","title":"High Performance Boards","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA comprehensive guide to transforming boards and achieving best-practice governance in any organisation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen practising good governance, the board is the vital driver of organisational success, while fostering positive social impact and economic value creation. At all levels, executives around the world are faced with complexities arising from disruptive business models, new technologies, socio-economic changes, shifting political circumstances, and an array of other sources. \u003cem\u003eHigh Performance Boards\u003c\/em\u003e is the comprehensive manual for attaining best-in-class governance, offering pragmatic guidance on improving board quality, accountability, and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis authoritative volume identifies the four dimensions, or \u003cem\u003epillars\u003c\/em\u003e, which are crucial for establishing and maintaining best-practice boards: the people involved, the information architecture, the structures and processes, and the group dynamics and culture of governance. This methodology can be applied to any board in the world, corporate or non-profit organisation, regardless of size, sector, industry, or context. Readers are introduced to a fictitious senior board member—an amalgamation of board members from well-known organisations—and follow her as she successfully handles real-life challenges with effective governance. Drawn from the author's 20 years of practice and confidential work with boards across the world, this book:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how high-performance boards innovate and refine their practices\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDiscusses examples of board failures and challenges, including case studies from both for-profit and non-profit organisations including international organisations and state-owned agencies or even ministries\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eProvides a proven framework to create best-in-class governance\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIncludes a companion website featuring tools for board assessment and board practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHigh Performance Boards\u003c\/em\u003e has inspired more than 3000 board members around the world. 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It connects his four-pillar methodology for gauging and improving board effectiveness, learning from both failure and success and boardroom best practice. It is a valuable tool for present and future directors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Mark Tucker, Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings plc\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecent developments in the financial services industry dramatically illustrate the intimate link between good governance and a company's success or failure, particularly in times of crisis. In his latest book, Didier Cossin sheds light on the design principles and practice that underpin good governance. A catchy and comprehensive textbook for those in charge!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Sergio Ermotti, Group CEO and President of the Executive Board of UBS AG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most up-to-date version of the gold standard in board governance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the newly revised second edition of \u003ci\u003eHigh Performance Boards: A Practical Guide to Improving \u0026amp; Energizing your Governance\u003c\/i\u003e, author Didier Cossin delivers an incisive and practical roadmap to board governance best practices. Accessible to professionals from a variety of backgrounds, the book lays out the foundational and advanced concepts you'll need to understand to effectively govern a for-profit firm, non-profit, or government entity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou'll learn to manage risk, increase the impact of your board, consider and evaluate the importance of ESG metrics, take into account geopolitics, and supervise your organisation's culture. 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