Does your board struggle with communicating effectively as a group? We can help with that. Your board is in the communications business. To effectively lead organizations, boards have to spend a lot of time listening to the people they serve. They need to know what questions to ask, and how to reach people willing to Continue reading →
“Good leaders must first become good servants.” – Robert Greenleaf Yes, we know you were elected or appointed to the board of directors because of your expertise, your skills, your background, your hard work, your personality, and/or your commitment to the company or organization. Or maybe you stepped up when nobody else volunteered. Regardless of Continue reading →
The Governance Problem: How it Started A look at the root of the governance problem today, in response to a Jan. 24, 2013 Globe and Mail article about Bob Monks by Janet McFarland, “Storming the boardroom: Sound, fury and little else.” (Report on Business section, page B8). Opinions, ideas expressed in this video were formed and influenced Continue reading →
Belief # 1: Boards exist to oversee management. Instead, consider: Boards exist to lead on behalf of owners. Belief #2: We improve governance by solving existing problems. Instead, consider: Governance excellence demands a holistic, systemic approach. Belief # 3: We need more of a certain type of person/identifiable group on boards. Instead, consider: All board Continue reading →
If your board of directors wants to evaluate its own performance, start by setting aside time on the next board meeting agenda for reflection on these five questions: Does everyone around the board table answer this question the same way: on whose behalf are we legally and/or morally accountable? Do we have a regular way Continue reading →
What is Governance? This video briefly answers the question, “What is governance?,” and outlines the job of a board of directors. [Video Transcript] You hear the word, ‘governance,’ a lot these days, but what does it really mean, and is it as important and serious as it sounds? Board governance, or corporate governance, simply refers Continue reading →