Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Got Good Governance? -- The Board Policies Manual: Your Essential Guide -- Planning and Packing: Committing to the BPM -- Confronting the Roadblocks -- The BPM Development Process -- BPM Part 1: Introduction and Administration -- BPM Part 2: Organizational Essentials -- BPM Part 3: Board Structure and Process -- BPM Part 4: Board-CEO/Staff Relationship -- BPM Part 5: Executive Parameters -- Are We There Yet? The End of the Beginning -- The Roadmap Taken: Four Case Histories -- AFTERWORD 18 Months Later-Does it Work? -- APPENDIX A Board Policies Manual (BPM) for ABC, Inc. -- APPENDIX B Supplemental Material Available on AMA Website -- NOTES -- Index.