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Why a Registered Trademark for Policy Governance®?
If you’ve come across the term Policy Governance®, you might have recognized the international symbol for a registered service mark or, what is probably more familiar, a registered trademark. The mark was originally registered by Dr. John Carver, the inventor of...
Your Board Writes the Throughline
If you’re new to serving on a board, or if you’ve been on a board and felt that something is missing, it might help to think of the board as providing a through-line. Through-line: a theme or idea that runs from the beginning to the end of a book, film, etc....
Your Board is Accountable to Others: That Should Raise Questions!
How well does your board really know the values of those to whom it is accountable? Are you asking the right questions to find out? At The Governance Coach™, we believe that boards in the non-profit sector stand in for a group of people beyond the board. This group is...
Real Stories About Policy Governance® Series – Committees or No Committees
Originally published October 13, 2022 To have board committees or not to have board committees? That is the question. Three Policy Governance consultants talk about the pros and cons in this quick panel discussion. https://youtu.be/m9MsOPlnAeY Has this video made you...
Who Determines Your Board’s Agenda?
Your answer will give you an insight into whether your board is governing or supervising management. If management is putting together the board’s agenda based on its needs for the board’s approval of their proposals, it’s unlikely your board is leading. Instead, it’s...
MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE BOARD WALL – ARE WE THE MOST EFFECTIVE BOARD OF ALL?
Originally published January 15, 2019 A new year. Time for resolutions. Energy for self-improvement. What better time for your board to ask itself – are we governing as effectively as we could? Why is self-evaluation important? As a board, you are entrusted with the...
Celebrating 30 Years of Coaching
When The Governance Coach celebrated its 20th anniversary, we published an issue of the REALBoard Advisor[1] that featured interviews with clients that we had coached for different periods of time over those years. They talked about the benefits their boards enjoyed...
Optimal Board Delegation
In their efforts to provide oversight, so many well-meaning boards unnecessarily handcuff their CEOs. Unfortunately, the results are lost efficiencies and opportunities. Join Richard Stringham as we explore the delegation spectrum and see how so many boards are stuck...
Is Your Board Missing this Key Link to the One Voice Principle?
In my earlier days as a governance consultant, it wasn’t unusual to come across a board where the Executive Director was reporting to the Board Chair. Perhaps it was a symptom of the growth in those organizations. Before there was an Executive Director, it was likely...
Board Education: One Purpose, Three Areas of Focus P.S. What? You’re Not Doing It?
This week's blog is a reminder of the importance of ongoing board education. We decided to reprint Paul Zilz's blog from June 5, 2018 because it connects really well to one of the key messages in the webinar we led on Wednesday. The webinar focused on the importance...