Figures and Exhibits.

Preface to the Second Edition.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

The Authors.

PART ONE. PREPARING FOR CHANGE.

1. Setting the Stage: Are You Sure You're Ready for This?.

2. The Theoretical Foundation: The Practicality of Sound Theory.

3. Deciding to Implement Policy Governance: Looking Before You Leap.

PART TWO. CRAFTING POLICIES.

4. Executive Limitations Policies: Optimizing Empowerment by Setting Limits.

5. Governance Process Policies: Defining the Board's Job.

6. Board-Management Delegation Policies: Linking Governance to the CEO.

7. Ends Policies: The Real Bottom Line.

PART THREE. READY, STEADY, GO.

8. Monitoring Organizational Performance: Getting the Right Information About the Right Things.

9. The Board's Documents: Preserving the Board's Decisions.

10. Implementation and Beyond: Concrete Steps Mirror Conceptual Integrity.

Resources.

A. A Sample Board Policy Manual.

B. Sample Ends Policies.

C. Sample Monitoring Reports.

D. Selected Readings.

Index.