After picking the Six Worst Business Books last week, several respondents challenged me to offer my ideas for new business books.
Goaded by several respondents last week, I offer the following titles. Admittedly, there is some overlap. But, hey, you can never tell which angle is going to capture the mind of a book editor:
“Straight Talk on CEOs and Boards.” Here are best practices on how CEOs work with boards of directors. The key, which has been lost in the debate, is that CEOs and their teams do the managing. Directors provide oversight and advice. But they don’t manage.
“Barbarians at the Gate, Take Two.” Hedge funds, labor unions, single-cause activists and other investors are attacking more and more American companies, including General Motors, Time Warner, Knight Ridder and Weyerhauser. Here’s why this trend is dangerous and here’s how boards and CEOs should react.
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