Download or read book The Director s Handbook written by Institute of Directors and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2010-05-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Director's Handbook, first published in 2005, filled a gap in the market by providing a practical guide to key issues facing board directors and senior business decision-makers in the UK. Now, with far-reaching changes in directors' duties and other principles of company law, this new edition updates and explains the laws which affect the way every director does their job. It deals with all aspects of a company director's role, duties, responsibilities and liabilities within the context of the current law and good practice. Written by leading experts and fully supported by research findings, this 3rd edition also contains case studies from companies of varying sizes and sectors, plus new chapters on the role of the company secretary plus the latest legal developments in the health and safety arena. The Director's Handbook is the essential reference and source of advice for all new and existing directors, as well as those who aspire to this position.
Download or read book Director s Handbook written by Frank M. Placenti and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2017 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As directors continue to grapple with ever expanding agendas and complex issues in the boardroom, the Director's Handbook provides a valuable practical resource that identifies 101 topics commonly encountered by public company directors. This valuable resource focuses on equipping individual directors to function at a higher level by arming them with general background on a topic and then questions to enable the director to gather the information required to reach an informed decision. It is designed as an excellent training tool for both new directors and younger lawyers entering the governance field.
Download or read book Stage Directors Handbook written by Sarah Hart and published by Theatre Communications Grou. This book was released on 2006 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first and only sourcebook for theatre directors and choreographers.
Download or read book The Director s Craft written by Katie Mitchell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-08-18 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by one of the UK’s most respected working directors, this book is a practical guide to directing in theatre and includes specific advice on every aspect of working with actors, designers, and the text.
Download or read book The Properties Director s Handbook written by Sandra J. Strawn and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A how-to guide leading the prop master through planning, pre-production, production, and post-production procedures, budgeting, collaborations with designers and other production areas, and planning a prop shop from the layout of the spaces to the health and safety protocols for shop planning and workplace management.
Download or read book Corporate Director s Guidebook written by American Bar Association. Committee on Corporate Laws and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2007 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Corporate Director's Guidebook is recognized as the premier authority on the director's role and the board's functions. It is read, consulted and cited by board members, executives, lawyers and academics nationwide. Now available as a new Fifth Edition, the Guidebook completely updates its fourth edition published in 2004. This new Fifth Edition addresses recent effects the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has had in the corporate governance arena and its impact on the legal responsibilities of directors of public companies.
Download or read book The Directors Handbook written by Thomas J. Dougherty and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CSC brings you The Directors' Handbook, one of today's leading guides to corporate governance, captures the latest developments that directors of public companies face from both a practical and legal perspective. The Handbook provides insightful analysis of the evolving regulatory and legal landscape, and practical, hands-on information that directors can use to guide their companies.This edition of The Directors' Handbook includes insight on how to best address the full spectrum of key governance and disclosure issues, and how to handle shareholder activist campaigns and proxy battles. Complete coverage includes:Creating an audit committee chartCrisis managementDirector and office insuranceMajority voting for directorsThe interplay of stock exchange independence rules and state law standardsThe evolving role of proxy advisory groupsThe role of the corporate secretaryStaggered board repealsBest practices for handling restatement crisesThe political economy of corporations and corporate governance approaches around the role of the corporate secretary
Download or read book The Marketing Director s Handbook written by Guy Tomlinson and published by The Marketing Directors. This book was released on 2008 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Marketing Director's Handbook is the definitive practical guide for anyone managing or aspiring to manage a marketing function at board level. It is truly unique. In 30 chapters it is structured to help you undertake key marketing activities and solve marketing problems. It is jam-packed with insights, ideas to ensure business and personal success.
Download or read book The New Directors Handbook written by Richard Winfield and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-18 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joining a board of directors is a great honour, but it involves responsibilities and risks; where regulation and litigation are concerned, ignorance is no excuse. The New Directors Handbook is a practical guide that addresses the mindset, skills and identity challenges faced by real directors and includes practical tools to help you in your career.
Download or read book The Little Book of Nonprofit Leadership written by Erik Hanberg and published by Erik Hanberg. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does an Executive Director actually do? And how can you lead your organization to a stronger place? Nonprofit expert Erik Hanberg wrote The Little Book of Nonprofit Leadership to speak directly to Executive Directors of small (and very small) nonprofits who are asking these questions. EDs, especially at small nonprofits, tend to be dropped into the deep end of the pool with the expectation that they know how to swim. The Little Book of Nonprofit Leadership will be a welcome rescue line. The book is filled with practical tips and big-picture ideas about: the basics of the job; program, people, and money—the three essential areas that a nonprofit ED needs to master; working with your board (including how to ask for a raise!); your first 100 days as a new ED; a guide to being a part-time Executive Director ; and more, including access to bonus chapters and special resources! Erik Hanberg has twenty years of nonprofit experience at organizations of all sizes. He’s channeled that experience into his four “little books” for nonprofits, which together have sold tens of thousands of copies.
Download or read book The Writing Center Director s Resource Book written by Christina Murphy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Writing Center Director's Resource Book has been developed to serve as a guide to writing center professionals in carrying out their various roles, duties, and responsibilities. It is a resource for those whose jobs not only encompass a wide range of tasks but also require a broad knowledge of multiple issues. The volume provides information on the most significant areas of writing center work that writing center professionals--both new and seasoned--are likely to encounter. It is structured for use in diverse institutional settings, providing both current knowledge as well as case studies of specific settings that represent the types of challenges and possible outcomes writing center professionals may experience. This blend of theory with actual practice provides a multi-dimensional view of writing center work. In the end, this book serves not only as a resource but also as a guide to future directions for the writing center, which will continue to evolve in response to a myriad of new challenges that will lie ahead.
Download or read book Notes on Directing written by Frank Hauser and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible edition of a classic guide to film and theater directing offers insight into the craft's unique challenges from managing personalities and anticipating problems to working with a script and the key elements of staging, in a primer that also features life lessons gleaned by the co-authors throughout their careers. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.
Download or read book The Handbook of Board Governance written by Richard Leblanc and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build a more effective board with insight from the forefront of corporate governance The Handbook of Board Governance provides comprehensive, expert-led coverage of all aspects of corporate governance for public, nonprofit, and private boards. Written by collaboration among subject matter experts, this book combines academic rigor and practitioner experience to provide thorough guidance and deep insight. From diversity, effectiveness, and responsibilities, to compensation, succession planning, and financial literacy, the topics are at once broad-ranging and highly relevant to current and aspiring directors. The coverage applies to governance at public companies, private and small or medium companies, state-owned enterprises, family owned organizations, and more, to ensure complete and clear guidance on a diverse range of issues. An all-star contributor list including Ram Charan, Bob Monks, Nell Minow, and Mark Nadler, among others, gives you the insight of thought leaders in the areas relevant to your organization. A well-functioning board is essential to an organization’s achievement. Whether the goal is furthering a mission or dominating a market, the board’s composition, strategy, and practices are a determining factor in the organization’s ultimate success. This guide provides the information essential to building a board that works. Delve into the board’s strategic role in value creation Gain useful insight into compensation, risk, accountability, legal obligations Understand the many competencies required of an effective director Get up to speed on blind spots, trendspotting, and social media in the board room The board is responsible for a vast and varied collection of duties, but the singular mission is to push the organization forward. Poor organization, one-sided composition, inefficient practices, and ineffective oversight detract from that mission, but all can be avoided. The Handbook of Board Governance provides practical guidance and expert insight relevant to board members across the spectrum.
Download or read book The Musical Director s Handbook written by Stuart Morley and published by New Generation Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Musical Director's Handbook is a comprehensive guide for musicians who want to learn more about Musical Direction in Theatre. Chapter by chapter, this handbook explores the different skills required of the Musical Director, from the early stages of score learning and pre-production, through auditions and rehearsals, right up to opening night and beyond. As well as offering help and advice, based on the writer's own experience working in amateur, youth and professional theatre, each chapter contains exercises and suggestions for further study. Whether you are approaching this as a keen amateur, a school or college music teacher, or a professional musician, the Musical Director's handbook with help to ensure that your journey to opening night is a happy and fulfilling one.
Download or read book Thinking Like a Director written by Michael Bloom and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-10-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Concise and engaging, Michael Bloom's book is for anyone who has ever uttered the phrase, "But what I really want to do is direct.""--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Directing a Handbook for Emerging Theatre Directors written by Rob Swain and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theatre director is one of the most critical roles in a successful drama company, yet there are no formal qualifications required for entry into this profession. This practical guide for emerging theatre directors answers all the key questions from the very beginning of your career to key stages as you establish your credentials and get professionally recognized. It analyzes the director's role through relationships with the actors, author, designer, production manager and creative teams and provides vital advice for "on-the-job" situations where professional experience is invaluable. The book also provides an overview of the many approaches to acting methodology without focusing on any in particular to allow the director to develop their own unique methods of working with any actor's style. Each chapter includes these key features: * Introduces important theories, identifies practitioners and provides key reading to provide an overview of historic and current practice. * Interviews with leading practitioners and emerging directors. * Suggested exercises to develop the director's own approach and practical skills.
Download or read book Directors Handbook written by Mark Wearden and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
