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Policy Governance: Six Benefits over the ‘Traditional’ Approach

Susan Mogensen

March 7, 2013

1. CEO and staff are empowered to do their jobs with confidence and creativity. For traditional boards, typically the CEO/staff make plans and decisions which they must present to the board for approval. Direction from the board is often unclear, incomplete, contradictory, or amounts to well-intentioned mircromanaging. Confusion frequently results when staff cannot distinguish between Continue reading →

My Wish For 2011: Pushing the Conversation About Boards

Susan Mogensen

January 7, 2011

Comment Re: Beyond Optics: Why Board Diversity Really Matters http://huff.to/bdivlpm (by Lucy Marcus, CEO of Marcus Venture Consulting, and published by the Huffington Post on January 5, 2011) When I read this article, I think yes, Lucy makes an excellent case for diversity on boards. Diversity of thought, perspectives, skills and backgrounds in the boardroom Continue reading →

What is Governance?

Susan Mogensen

October 23, 2010

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 →