An insight into how your board and its directors should be organized and run for maximum effectiveness. The use of these standards should help directors improve the overall performance of their board and its individual members, and enhance the success of the company as a whole.;The text applies to all boards of UK organizations, regardless of size or type, and should be relevant to every company director. It is based on a study of boardroom good practice, and represents a collective view of company directors drawn from a very broad cross-section of companies.