"Want to Lead Your Business to Greatness?" Wouldn"t you like to earn more money, outsmart competition, and gain more control over your business"s destiny? This book is your complete "how to" resource for small and midsize business boards. Whether you want to create a peak performing advisory board, improve an existing board of directors, or be a great board member, you will refer to this easy-to-read guide again and again. You will discover how easy it is to: O Identify and attract great board members who will infuse expertise and wisdom into your business. O Stay focused on winning strategies. The 15 Key Strategic Questions every board should help you answer will be revealed. O Run lively, highly effective board meetings that generate fresh ideas and help you make the right decisions. O Evaluate and compensate your board so that it is genuinely motivated to grow and improve your business. O Recruit special board members that can jump-start family and entrepreneurial businesses. O Become a peak-performing board member. The Appendix has 30+ pages of useful examples and valuable resources. "No book helps small and mid-sized business owners better in putting together an effective board - probably the most valuable step they can take to strengthen their company" John L. Ward - Professor of Family Enterprises at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. Mark Daly has created four successful companies. He has served on many boards and is a top rated YPO resource on effective boards.