Sir John Tusa, a former BBC executive, has written a guide based on his extensive experience being a member of the board or chairman for 26 years in the UK and American organizations.
Each assignment finishes with his own “ Reflections ‘ on the mandate.
In the end, the Author offers his ‘Reflections on Reflections’, an honest and humble wrap-up of his board experience.
You will be better off reading this book (link here).
But if you do not have the time, juggling full throttle between your executive and business requirements, I put together some excerpts, trying to group these nuggets of experience into relevant themes.
While most of the text below is quoted, some words may have been altered to allow the quote to work independently.
‘Chair and CEO should work on the basis of ‘no surprises’. Difficulties should be discussed while there is time to put them right.’
‘Chairman and Chief executive should not be cut from the same cloth, but they should trust one another and be able to work together.’
‘A chairman and a director will talk every day and chat most evenings.’
‘A chairman will let a director down on occasion but should not do so too often.’
‘An active and engaged chair is not an interfering one.’
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