Corporate governance is something with which we are all increasingly familiar, but which is often misunderstood. Many organisations adhere to what they think is best practice in corporate governance without truly believing in what they are doing, or the benefits which it can bring.

The boardroom sits at the heart of every organisation, yet understanding its inner workings and knowing how to get the most out of it can be highly challenging.

Local authority law and practice continues to change at pace. Over many years Knowles has established itself as the authority on the law and practice of local authority meetings and decision-making.

The Health Service Governance Handbook is the most comprehensive and useful guide in the field of corporate governance in the NHS. It offers vital insight into the corporate governance landscape, exploring the principles and regulatory frameworks of corporate governance and how they relate to the NHS.

Effective Minute Taking is a comprehensive, yet accessible book, which provides practical guidelines for overcoming most of the problems faced by minute takers and achieving accuracy in the minute taking process.

Non-Executive Directors’ Checklists is your easy-to-use A–Z guide to the key tasks and responsibilities of a non-executive director (NED).

Proper and robust governance is now a baseline expectation of stakeholders and is vital for an organisation to be fit for the future. The need for good governance is well-known, yet sports organisations have exhibited many chronic failures in this regard.

Our Good Governance Guide to Risk offers complete coverage of this dense, wide-ranging topic and will make sure that you are managing and controlling risk effectively.

The book offers complete coverage of the topic, looking in detail at strategic planning and management. It also zooms out to highlight the importance of environment, organisational culture and governance structures to a successful strategy.