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Flipping the Policy Governance Classroom

Susan Mogensen

May 24, 2018

About two years ago, a very insightful client of ours suggested we make the ‘flipped classroom’ concept available for Policy Governance orientation. According to Wikipedia, “a flipped classroom is an instructional strategy and type of blended learning that reverses the traditional learning environment by delivering instructional content, often online, outside of the classroom. It moves Continue reading →

Policy Governance® FAQ

Susan Mogensen

August 3, 2015

What is at the heart of Policy Governance®? Policy Governance is a set of ten principles that enables boards to lead organizations accountably and effectively on behalf of a moral or legal ownership. These principles help boards to organize and to clarify all expectations of the CEO1, board committees, and board members, and to make Continue reading →

Is Your Board Trying to Think, But Nothing Happens?

Susan Mogensen

December 13, 2014

99% of the challenges faced by boards can be resolved in the following three ways: 1. Using a holistic system to govern.2. Having effective decision-making methods.3. Being physically and emotionally healthy. Without a logical governance system, boards and managers can easily lose effectiveness and get off-track. The most common symptoms of board dysfunction include lack Continue reading →

Monitoring Executive Performance

Susan Mogensen

January 15, 2013

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 →

Is Your Board Ready to Graduate?

Susan Mogensen

January 3, 2013

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 →

What is Policy Governance®?

Susan Mogensen

October 5, 2012

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 →

Policy Governance®: Great Time-Saving Device for Boards and CEOs

Susan Mogensen

October 12, 2010

One of the really neat concepts embedded in the Policy Governance system reminds me of a childhood story. The book was about the incredible adventures of Professor Branestawm, a smart but wacky professor who was always coming up with great inventions. At one point he managed to invent a time machine, and here is how Continue reading →

Part 1 of 3: Getting Clarity on Board and Staff Roles in Organizations

Susan Mogensen

September 28, 2010

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 →