Boardroom musings and memoirs on what constitutes good corporate governance and values gained from life experiences seen through the eyes of a true entrepreneurial renaissance man. Are we still living in a clichéd dog-eat-dog corporate world? Peter Crossgrove was fired several times on a matter of principal. His personal narrative describes his youth, illustrating an intricately entwined communal life with the mining company in burgeoning northern Ontario. This is where young entrepreneurial men, including Peter, indulged in hard work, grand goals, and all-encompassing visions to build multi-national, international businesses. Peter"s mining and boardroom experiences are indelibly etched real-life scenarios-humorous and thought provoking. Having served on close to seventy mining, corporate, and not-for-profit boards, armed with a sense of humour, dignity, dogged determination, and humility, Peter has challenged boardroom antics and relationship intricacies with the skill-sets and values he was raised with. It"s a time for change around the boardroom table. Described as a one-man show and taking his corporate responsibilities seriously, Peter Crossgrove"s winning attitude to success in life is one he works towards being available to all.