I'm not really in the target market for this book -- members of corporate boards or those who report to and work with them. However, I am on a local governmental board, and while many of the recommendations were not relevant, there were also many recommendations that could be used in an elected public board. I found the section on recognizing and dealing with board micromanagement to be very pertinent. Also sections on owning strategy and gathering information to provide oversight were useful. I would hope that the author could provide this kind of expertise to government boards in another book -- it would be a great public service. I listened to this on audio, and found the audio to be well done and conducive to understanding the concepts.