Ralph Ward
publisher of the Boardroom INSIDER newsletter,Ralph Ward is an internationally-recognized speaker, writer, and advisor on the role of boards of directors, how “benchmark” boards excel, setting personal boardroom goals, and the future of governance worldwide.
Ward is publisher of the online newsletter Boardroom INSIDER, the worldwide source for practical, first-hand tips for better boards and directors (boardroominsider). He also edits The Corporate Board magazine (corporateboard) the nation's leading corporate governance journal, with subscribers who are directors and senior officers across the U.S. and in 27 foreign countries.
He is author of six acclaimed books on board and governance for today’s corporate boards, the challenges they face, and the answers they need to excel:
Hacking the Boardroom (2025)
Board Seeker Guidebook (2018)
Boardroom Q&A (2011)
The New Boardroom Leaders (2008)
Saving the Corporate Board (2003)
Improving Corporate Boards (2000)
21st Century Corporate Board (1997)
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Our program will give you the tools, tips and work plans that you need to prepare for your first board meeting.
- Recorded
- View Anytime
- 60 Minutes
- ¤150.00
Our program will give you the tools, tips and work plans that you need to prepare for your first board meeting.
- Recorded
- View Anytime
- 60 Minutes
- ¤150.00
Across the world, business cultures have the important topic of board leadership exactly backwards.
- Recorded
- View Anytime
- 60 Minutes
- ¤150.00
The corporate board model was never designed to do real business work so it fails time and again. This is the Big Secret of corporate boards that none of us want to admit.
Board Meeting Preparation: Key Steps for Success
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