The Top Five Benefits of Executive Limitations

  Susan Mogensen        May 17, 2024

One of the most unique features of the Policy Governance system is the Executive Limitations principle, which states: “The board defines in writing its expectations about the means of the operational organization. However, rather than prescribing board-chosen means — which would enable the CEO to escape accountability for attaining Ends — these policies define limits Continue reading →

We Have a Policy For That!

  Susan Mogensen        February 8, 2024

To check out many of the policy examples quickly shown in this video, visit the Policy Examples page. Note: Credit for developing examples of policies consistent with Policy Governance principles is due to John Carver and Miriam Carver, the co-Authoritative Sources for Policy Governance. See also: Reinventing Your Board: A Step-By-Step Guide to Implementing Policy Continue reading →

It’s Not Personal, It’s Policy

  Susan Mogensen        January 26, 2024

For most of us, calling people out can be a little awkward, and something we’d really rather not do. Especially when those people are our colleagues, friends, or our boss. Imagine, for example, you’re a CEO, and you witness one or more board members saying or doing something that is clearly wrong or at odds Continue reading →

EXCELerate Your Board

  Susan Mogensen        October 11, 2023

We all count on boards of directors to ensure: 1. Relevant results happen. 2. Bad things don’t happen. Simple, but it’s not easy if board members haven’t all shared the same educational experience around the role of board, and good governance principles. Usually everyone comes to the board table with very different ideas of what Continue reading →

How to Check for PG Knowledge, Experience

  Susan Mogensen        March 13, 2023

Policy Governance boards hiring a new CEO must get a clear understanding from the outset about the candidates’ familiarity and experience with the Policy Governance system. Hiring a CEO who has provided the board with false assurances on this question could jeopardize not only all of the hard work and investment the board has put Continue reading →

How to Uninstall Policy Governance

  Susan Mogensen        February 26, 2023

A client recently shared with us that his organization has grown over 1200% in the past several years and this growth would not have been possible without Policy Governance. We’ve heard a similar refrain from many others, including board members and CEOs saying they would never again serve on or for a board that is Continue reading →

Plugging In: A Formula for Energizing Accountability

  Susan Mogensen        December 31, 2022

This article by Susan Mogensen was originally published in Board Leadership No. 131 Jan-Feb 2014, Wiley Periodicals Inc. Like electricity, accountability is something we always expect to be present, but don’t think about or appreciate much until it is suddenly gone. Along with good governance and transparency, public cries for greater accountability spike in volume Continue reading →

A New Way to Attract Better Board Candidates

  Susan Mogensen        January 18, 2022

BOSTON, Jan. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Boards of directors trying to recruit members who understand the governance role now have a new tool for their succession plan, the Board EXCELerator: Candidate Edition. “Candidates for election or appointment to a board of directors need to know what the governing job entails before they join the board,” explains Brown Continue reading →

Want an Alternative to PG? Try the S.A.D. Governance Model

  Susan Mogensen        June 14, 2021

The S.A.D. Governance Model has three rules: SELF-INTEREST: Don’t be accountable to anyone. When you join a board or governing body of any type, make it clear that you are there purely for your own interest, and not to be accountable to anyone else, especially not to legal/moral owners, citizens, members, shareholders, etc. AVOID ROLES Continue reading →