Thin on Top: Why Corporate Governance Matters and How to Measure and Improve Board Performance

Thin on Top takes readers behind the boardroom door and delivers a wake-up call to directors, executives, government regulators, lobbyists, owners and investors about what it will take to break the cycle of corporate misdeeds, professionalize business leadership, reduce corruption and ensure a civil society. Thin on Top advocates a back-to-basics approach founded on the centuries-old value of good governance, which consists of accountability, honesty and transparency. Bob Garratt demystifies the role of the CEO, debunks the three most widely held organizational myths about the limits of openness and personal power and details a system of metrics to measure and manage a new set of competencies for boards, directors and entire companies. Thin on Top offers tactics that can prevent most of the directorial disasters we read about in the news on a daily basis.