The Art of Director Excellence: Volume 1: Governance – Stories from Experienced Corporate Directors

John Hotta

Published by De Gruyter 2023

The Art of Director Excellence

Volume 1: Governance – Stories from Experienced Corporate Directors

John Hotta

In the series The Alexandra Lajoux Corporate Governance Series

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110689129

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About this book

"How would you compare what you expected of board service versus the reality?"

"What do you want to say to lifelong learners of corporate governance?"

Compiling wisdom and practical knowledge from interviews with over 40 board directors, spanning board chairs and CEOs at public companies, private companies, and nonprofit organizations, The Art of Director Excellence, Volume 1 presents insightful answers to these questions and more. It explores a variety of important topics in corporate governance, including developing business strategy with management, navigating risks, being a board chair or committee member on different types of boards, and improving ESG and diversity, along with the many differences in how these decisions are handled in North America, Asia, and Europe.

While this book is an invaluable asset for both new and existing board directors inside the boardroom, it has use outside it as well. The real-world wisdom and experience in this volume will complement academic textbooks as shown in the appendix, which cross references commonly used textbooks to show how this book matches their contents. Academics, business school faculty and students in executive education, as well as graduate and undergraduate corporate governance classes will benefit immensely from this book. Emerging leaders in investment banking, proxy advisory, and executive recruiting will gain knowledge of the inner workings of the boardroom.

Author / Editor information

John Hotta was born and raised in Berkeley, California. He grew up among the children of professors and deans. He graduated with honors with degrees from Harvard University, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and has published research in artificial intelligence that can be found in Academia.edu.

He has been a board director for multi-billion-dollar organizations since the early 2010s. After a career at Microsoft, Accenture, and AT&T, and now a board director at multiple companies, he is fortunate to have friends and colleagues who are board directors at start-ups and nonprofits as well as the largest five global public companies.

He is privileged to be able to live a purpose-driven life. He builds a culture of governance to improve better businesses and organizations and is happy to conduct training sessions for young professionals (in investment banking, proxy advisory firms, executive compensation, executive recruiting, etc.) and undergraduate and graduate students in corporate governance classes.

Reviews

"This book brings board effectiveness to life! Corporate governance begins with regulations, structures, and processes, but really understanding what makes for an effective board takes years, if not decades, in boardrooms. The book brings the dynamics of the boardroom to the written page, through stories and insights from experienced and highly respected board members." -- Susan Angele, Board Director, Board Chair of the 30% Coalition; former executive of The Hershey Company

"John Hotta has strung the finest pearls of wisdom on Board Governance in this book." -- Subash Anbu, NACD.DC.;　Bboard Director, Private Directors Association

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Advance Praise for The Art of Director Excellence, Volume 1: Governance – Stories from Experienced Corporate Directors Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
1 Introduction and What Board Directors Do Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Public Company Board Directors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
3 Private Company Board Directors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
4 Nonprofit Board Directors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
5 Audit Committee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
6 Compensation Committee and Ad Hoc Committees Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
7 Board Leadership and Culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
8 Nominating and Governance Committee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
9 Entire Board Responsibilities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
10 Entire Board Agenda and Learning Topics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	154
11 Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
Appendices
Appendix 1 Mapping between LeBlanc’s The Handbook of Board Governance: A Comprehensive Guide for Public, Private, and Not-for-Profit Board Members and The Art of Director Excellence, Volume 1 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
Appendix 2 Mapping between Bainbridge’s Advanced Corporation Law: A Practical Approach to Corporate Governance and The Art of Director Excellence, Volume 1 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Appendix 3 Mapping between Brown and Casey’s Corporate Governance Cases and Materials and The Art of Director Excellence, Volume 1 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Appendix 4 Mapping between Mallin’s Corporate Governance and The Art of Director Excellence, Volume 1 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
Appendix 5 Mapping between Monks and Minow’s Corporate Governance and The Art of Director Excellence, Volume 1 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
About the Author Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
About the Series Editor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Pages
- Front matter: 17
- Main content: 204
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 1
- Tables: 7
Keywords: Board governance; CEOs; Business strategy; Corporate directors; ESG

eBook

Published: October 4, 2023
ISBN: 9783110689129

Paperback

Published: October 4, 2023
ISBN: 9783110689105