RALPH D. WARD

Exciting speaker on how the boardroom really works -- and how your board can excel!

How could anyone make a subject like the board of directors interesting? Just listen to Ralph Ward! Insightful, irreverent -- and occasionally outrageous -- Ward knows a virtual "who's who" of world business leaders, and what really happens in the boardroom.

Author of four "must read' governance books... Publisher of Ralph Ward's Boardroom INSIDER online newsletter ... Editor of The Corporate Board magazine, the international journal of corporate governance.

Media include The New York Times, USA Today, Marketwatch, CSPAN, CNBC and Inc.com... “A powerful, insightful speaker on boardroom trends and change, and the new role of boards” Topics include:
  • How post Sabanes-Oxley boards are shaping new independent leaders.

  • "Behind boardroom doors" issues that can destroy companies -- and how to solve them

  • How the best boards and CEOs work together for excellence.

  • Non-profit boards and corporate boards -- how they differ, how they're alike.

  • International governance -- the worldwide revolution.

  • Available in the U.S. and worldwide for speeches, seminars, conferences, programs and panel discussions
For further background on references, rates, representation and availability, email us at rward@boardroominsider.com

Is your board an asset or a liability? Now, you can turn it into a fiduciary powerhouse -- quickly, effectively, and at reasonable cost!

My Boardroom Analysis service brings the governance expertise of Boardroom INSIDER right into your boardroom, helping you shape a practical, personalized roadmap to better governance!

Working closely with you, directors, top management, and staff, I'll prepare a confidential, in-depth analysis of your board and its governance. Intense and probing, but brief and insightful, my report assesses your company, its markets, its challenges; your board members, their skills, board structure and leadership.

Within two weeks, I'll deliver a customized report that includes:
  • Your board's specific strengths (and weaknesses).

  • How your board compares on key national board medians and benchmarks.

  • Ways your board can work with management to be the strategic asset your company needs.

  • Targeted board improvements that will deliver better governance value -- practical boardroom ideas that you can start putting to work immediately.
Today's corporate board must be either an efficient, value-building team, or it puts you and your company in real danger. Don't put off your boardroom analysis for another day! Email me or call my personal telephone number (989-833-7615) today for details, pricing and scheduling.