Eyes Wide Open (H/C)

I wish this book had been available before I joined my first board.'

Michelle Gibbings, Founder and Director, Change Meridian

'Robyn Weatherley sets out to de-mystify the topic of how boards work and what company directors actually do. And she succeeds brilliantly!'

Anne Ward, Chairman Zoos Victoria, Colonial First State, Qantas Superannuation, CIE; Director, MYOB, Flexigroup Ltd, Foundation for Imaging Research Council Member RMIT

It is important that new directors find a board where they fit and understand exactly what it means to be a company director. Almost like a marriage, they have to be compatible and share the vision and culture of the organisation, as well as understand the business and the finances.

Eyes Wide Open by Robyn Weatherley is written as a friendly, honest conversation providing first-time directors with invaluable though not often shared inside tips and insights about board membership and company directorship. It also includes handy checklists to help prospective directors with their due diligence.

Eyes Wide Open is an enduring and insightful guide for all new and aspiring directors, regardless of whether the appointment is with a not-for-profit, an equal representation board, government enterprise, family-run business, tech start-up, or an ASX-listed company.

Robyn Weatherley is a passionate corporate governance practitioner who has worked extensively with boards, company secretaries and executive groups during her 22-year career. Robyn s career has included periods working in business insolvency and corporate finance.

Robyn and her colleagues were the founders of the National Australia Bank s Board Ready program which has been instrumental in boosting the number of women appointed to NAB subsidiary boards. The program won the 2011 EOWA (Employer of Choice for Women) award for 'Outstanding Practice for the Advancement of Women in a Non Traditional Area'.

Directorship in Australia is a vastly populated club. There are literally thousands of individuals actively overseeing the operations, governance and strategies of every sort of company, commercial and government enterprise, and many hundreds more endeavouring to secure a Directorship.It is important that new Directors find a Board where they 'fit'. Almost like a marriage, you have to be compatible. It is vital for Directors to share the vision and culture of the organisation, as well as understand the business and the finances. The legal obligations of Directors are onerous and breaches of your duties can be harshly penalised. Author, Robyn Weatherley wanted to share her many years' experience of working with Boards and Directors, so that new and aspiring directors could take on their roles and responsibilities with their EYES WIDE OPEN - regardless of what type of company the Directorship appointment is with - be it a small not-for-profit, an equal representation Board, government enterprise, tech start-up, or an ASX-listed company. The book is written like a friendly, honest, open conversation with a first-time director.

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