The CEO's Boss: Tough Love in the Boardroom

William M. Klepper

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May, 2010
Cloth, 192 pages, 21 illus., 20 tables
ISBN: 978-0-231-14988-4
$29.95 / £19.95

"Too many researchers forget that we have as much—or more—to learn from failure as we do from success. By examining transitions that have worked and ones that haven't, William M. Klepper has given us new perspective on how the board can work with the CEOs while still holding them accountable. This work is a much-needed addition to the canon of board-level best practices." — Michael E. Raynor, author of The Strategy Paradox and coauthor of The Innovator's Solution

"The CEO's Boss is a read for anyone who looks to be taking the highest position in a company." — The Midwest Book Review

"This sharply focused book fills a very important gap in boardrooms and the literature on corporate governance. William M. Klepper is a highly skilled researcher." — Ram Charan, business consultant and best-selling author

Related Subjects

• Business

Series

• Columbia Business School Publishing

About the Author

William M. Klepper is a professor of management at the Columbia Business School, where he teaches a course on executive leadership and serves as the academic director of executive education. He is also the faculty director of Columbia University's partnership with the Outstanding Directors Exchange (ODX) and has served as vice president of the College of New Jersey, president of his school board, president of his county legislature, and mayor of his township. His most recent publication is What CEOs Have Yet to Learn.

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