{"product_id":"lessons-from-the-boardroom-william-shannon-9798189865275","title":"Lessons from the Boardroom: The Case Studies That Changed Professional Services","description":"Lessons from the Boardroom\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Case Studies That Changed Professional Services\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy William Shannon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery headline tells you \u003cb\u003ewhat\u003c\/b\u003e happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery boardroom tells you \u003cb\u003ewhy\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the collapse of Arthur Andersen to the rise of Accenture, from Enron and Project Everest to the global delivery revolution in India and the disruptive force of artificial intelligence, \u003ci\u003eLessons from the Boardroom\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers inside the defining decisions that reshaped one of the world's most influential industries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than retelling familiar corporate stories, William Shannon examines the leadership choices, governance failures, strategic bets, and cultural turning points that determined which organizations thrived, which struggled, and which disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter is built around a real-world case study and concludes with practical lessons that today's executives, entrepreneurs, board members, consultants, and business students can apply to their own organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about accounting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a book about leadership under pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is about making difficult decisions with incomplete information, balancing growth with integrity, adapting to technological disruption, and protecting trust when everything else is changing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs artificial intelligence reshapes knowledge work and organizations rethink how expertise is created, the lessons from these boardrooms have never been more relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you lead a global corporation, a growing startup, a professional services firm, or a family business, the questions explored in these pages are universal: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do great organizations lose their way?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat separates resilient institutions from those that fail?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow should leaders respond when the business model that built their success begins to change?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does responsible leadership look like in an era of constant disruption?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on decades of business history and the defining moments that transformed the world's leading professional services firms, \u003ci\u003eLessons from the Boardroom\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rare look beyond the headlines to reveal the decisions that shaped industries-and the leadership principles that will shape the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBecause history is rarely written by dramatic moments alone. It is written by the decisions made around a boardroom table.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Shannon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798189865275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"William Shannon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666030792959,"sku":"9798189865275","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lessons-from-the-boardroom-william-shannon-9798189865275","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}