Today s corporate directors are struggling with a number of complex governance issues including accountability, the role of the CEO, and CEO succession. Just as John Carver s landmark book Boards That Make A Difference was a welcome resource for nonprofit boards, Corporate Boards that Create Value will be a prized volume with corporate boards. Applying the highly successful Policy Governance model to corporate boards, this title explains the world's only conceptually coherent operating system for boards. This simple yet profound system clarifies roles, empowers directors and senior management alike, and makes accountability feasible to a previously unattainable degree. Foreword (Sir Adrian Cadbury). Introduction. 1. The Value of Boards. 2. Designing the Board's Job. 3. Forging Group Leadership. 4. Connecting to Management. 5. Setting Expectations for Management Performance. 6. Reporting Board and Management Performance. 7. Maintaining the Gains. 8. Getting There from Here. Appendixes. A. Glossary. B. The Case for a CGO. C. Chair and CEO: One Person or Two? D. Inside Directors. E. Sample Board Policies Under Policy Governance. F. Sample Monitoring Report Under Policy Governance. Notes. Acknowledgments. The Authors. Index.