Susan Mogensen 
February 11, 2021Does your board struggle with communicating effectively as a group? We can help with that. Check out this Key Messages document. Your board is in the communications business. To effectively lead organizations, boards have to listen to the people they serve. They need to know what questions to ask, and how to reach people willing Continue reading →
Susan Mogensen May 5, 2015“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 →
Susan Mogensen January 29, 2013The 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 →
Susan Mogensen April 4, 2011Belief # 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 →
Susan Mogensen November 8, 2010If 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 →
Susan Mogensen October 23, 2010What 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 →
