Is your board fighting a losing game? Just as Lucy and Ethel struggle to keep up with wrapping the chocolates in this classic I Love Lucy scene, boards of directors can also find themselves fighting a losing game when operational activities, plans, budgets and decisions come at them faster than can be properly handled. A Continue reading →
Monitoring Executive Performance Using Policy Governance® Say, when’s the last time you had *this* conversation? Not recently, or ever? Seems that companies and organizations are always messing up. But it doesn’t have to be that way; let me show you why. In a perfect world we should see inputs and expectations flowing into an Continue reading →
If your board is not yet using the Policy Governance(R) system, January is a great time of year to consider whether or not you’re ready to take your governance capacity to the next level. While there are myriad benefits to using Policy Governance (short video here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-oZiybuIh4), to truly know whether or not your board is ready Continue reading →
This video provides a brief answer to the question, “What is Policy Governance?” In a nutshell, Policy Governance is a set of ten principles which, when used in their entirety, operate like a system that any board of directors can use to translate the wishes of moral or legal owners into organizational performance. Policy Governance Continue reading →
BoardSource just released its Nonprofit Governance Index 2010 which contains interesting data collected from surveys of hundreds of nonprofit executives and board members. One finding highlighted by BoardSource is widespread dissatisfaction from those surveyed regarding the degree of racial, ethnic and age diversity on nonprofit boards. My concern here is that people might think that 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 →
Are you tired of being micromanaged by your board of directors? Is your board too involved in operational issues but doesn’t want to lose control? Or do you find that your CEO is generally orchestrating meetings of the board? “Fuzzy, Unclear Roles Syndrome” (FURS) could be considered a “silent killer” of people in organizations. Without optimum Continue reading →