The Company Director's Desktop Guide

David Martin runs his own successful consultancy - Buddenbrook - and is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and the Institute of Personnel and Development. He is a regular seminar speaker and has written over 20 books including One Stop Company Secretary and How to Prepare the Annual Report

1 Defining the nature of Directors and their role; 2 The various types of Directors - and their responsibilities; 3 Appointment and status; 4 Liabilities and protections; 5 The requirement to take risks; 6 Procedures for effective Board Meetings; 7 The Chairman and the Secretary; 8 Preparation for and administration of Board Meetings; 9 Access, authorities and auditors; 10 Behaviour and approach; 11 Leadership and management; 12 Shareholders' meetings; 13 Aspects of the PLC requirement; 14 Shareholder communication; 15 The public image; 16 Employment considerations - the family friendly regime; 17 Corporate governance in the 21st century