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Fifteen diverse ID's are interviewed for the book and they and Brown give the upsides and the challenges of the job. It's stressed the liability starts from day one and that ignorance is no defence. For some people, it might be possible to hold an independent directorship alongside a full-time job, particularly if the employer offers Corporate Social Responsibility or Employer Supported Volunteering Schemes.

The book is an overview and reasonably easy reading if the subject interests you. If you ''are'' serious about an ID position, Brown's [[The Independent Director: The Non-Executive Director's Guide to Effective Board Presence by Gerry Brown|The Independent Director: The Non-Executive Director's Guide to Effective Board Presence]] (for corporate directorships) or [[The Independent Director in Society: Our current crisis of governance and what to do by Gerry Brown, Andrew Kakabadse and Filipe Morais|The Independent Director in Society: Our current crisis of governance and what to do]], co-authored with Andrew Kakabadse and Filipe Morais (for positions within the NHS, universities, sporting organisations and charities) are required reading.