by David Gray | Apr 29, 2020 | David Gray
One of the features of the Policy Governance® system is its focus on accountability. In my experience, this feature sometimes provokes a negative reaction from observers who are not completely familiar with the system. I think this...
by David Gray | Apr 1, 2020 | David Gray
One of the most powerful features of the Policy Governance® system is its relentless focus on effectiveness. I have a favourite question I like to ask the boards of the Māori organisations I work with, early in our relationship. (Māori are the indigenous...
by David Gray | Oct 30, 2019 | David Gray
I’ve been thinking lately about a particular feature of board performance that I see all too often. It’s a feature that has troubled me for some time now, but I think I’m beginning to understand why it happens and how to avoid...
by David Gray | Sep 11, 2019 | David Gray
If you’ve had anything to do with the team here at The Governance Coach™, you’ll know that we are big fans of the Policy Governance® system first developed by John Carver back in the 1970s. And for good reason: over a period of 25 years, we’ve helped more than 500...
by David Gray | Jun 20, 2019 | David Gray
It is sometimes said that owner-accountability is the holy grail of governance. Boards are encouraged to understand who their owners are, to differentiate between legal owners and moral owners, to connect meaningfully with those owners in order to understand their...
