Debra Allcock Tyler’s trademark humour and engaging tone shines through in her books on management and leadership and has won her legions of devoted fans. Debra has worked in senior management for over 34 years and has many years' experience of training and coaching boards, chief executives and top teams. She is a popular public speaker, has a regular column in Third Sector magazine and has appeared on Radio 4’s The Moral Maze.

‘Debra Allcock Tyler's new book on charity governance is like none other on the topic. The style is frank and down to earth. It has very useful good practice materials and concentrates on the all-important people issues that so easily lead to dysfunctional governance. A must for all charity trustees, especially more experienced ones.’ Lindsay Driscoll, Charity law and governance consultant

• About the Directory of Social Change About the author Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Chapter 1 One of us is crying: the challenges of trusteeship Chapter 2 What’s the name of the game? Knowing what you’re there for Chapter 3 Take a chance on me: working with your CEO Chapter 4 Gimme, gimme, gimme: managing the information Chapter 5 Super trouper: chairing the board Chapter 6 Knowing me, knowing you (ah-ha): working with fellow trustees Chapter 7 I do, I do, I do, I do, I do: compliance and regulation Chapter 8 Money, money, money: the essentials of finance Chapter 9 The winner takes it all: the psychology of decision-making Chapter 10 SOS: managing risk and dealing with crisis Chapter 11 Thank you for the music: tips from other trustees References and notes

Debra Allcock Tyler’s trademark humour and engaging tone shines through in her books on management and leadership and has won her legions of devoted fans. Debra has worked in senior management for over 34 years and has many years' experience of training and coaching boards, chief executives and top teams. She is a popular public speaker, has a regular column in Third Sector magazine and has appeared on Radio 4’s The Moral Maze.

‘Debra Allcock Tyler's new book on charity governance is like none other on the topic. The style is frank and down to earth. It has very useful good practice materials and concentrates on the all-important people issues that so easily lead to dysfunctional governance. A must for all charity trustees, especially more experienced ones.’ Lindsay Driscoll, Charity law and governance consultant

• About the Directory of Social Change About the author Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Chapter 1 One of us is crying: the challenges of trusteeship Chapter 2 What’s the name of the game? Knowing what you’re there for Chapter 3 Take a chance on me: working with your CEO Chapter 4 Gimme, gimme, gimme: managing the information Chapter 5 Super trouper: chairing the board Chapter 6 Knowing me, knowing you (ah-ha): working with fellow trustees Chapter 7 I do, I do, I do, I do, I do: compliance and regulation Chapter 8 Money, money, money: the essentials of finance Chapter 9 The winner takes it all: the psychology of decision-making Chapter 10 SOS: managing risk and dealing with crisis Chapter 11 Thank you for the music: tips from other trustees References and notes

Debra Allcock Tyler’s trademark humour and engaging tone shines through in her books on management and leadership and has won her legions of devoted fans. Debra has worked in senior management for over 34 years and has many years' experience of training and coaching boards, chief executives and top teams. She is a popular public speaker, has a regular column in Third Sector magazine and has appeared on Radio 4’s The Moral Maze.

‘Debra Allcock Tyler's new book on charity governance is like none other on the topic. The style is frank and down to earth. It has very useful good practice materials and concentrates on the all-important people issues that so easily lead to dysfunctional governance. A must for all charity trustees, especially more experienced ones.’ Lindsay Driscoll, Charity law and governance consultant

• About the Directory of Social Change About the author Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Chapter 1 One of us is crying: the challenges of trusteeship Chapter 2 What’s the name of the game? Knowing what you’re there for Chapter 3 Take a chance on me: working with your CEO Chapter 4 Gimme, gimme, gimme: managing the information Chapter 5 Super trouper: chairing the board Chapter 6 Knowing me, knowing you (ah-ha): working with fellow trustees Chapter 7 I do, I do, I do, I do, I do: compliance and regulation Chapter 8 Money, money, money: the essentials of finance Chapter 9 The winner takes it all: the psychology of decision-making Chapter 10 SOS: managing risk and dealing with crisis Chapter 11 Thank you for the music: tips from other trustees References and notes