by Richard Stringham | Sep 5, 2024 | Richard Stringham, The Governance Coach
Imagine that you are at work, and you’ve just met with your supervisor. During that meeting, your supervisor directs you to start a new project. Your conversation covers everything from the purpose of the project, the resources available including human resources, the...
by Richard Stringham | Aug 22, 2024 | Richard Stringham
Social media and publications are full of a wealth of really good ideas about business and social concepts. We are thankful that very smart people bring those concepts to our attention. Far less often, someone comes along with a radical concept that turns conventional...
by Richard Stringham | Aug 8, 2024 | Richard Stringham
I asked ChatGPT 3.5: “What are principles of Policy Governance?” ChatGPT got some aspects of Policy Governance right, some wrong, and some were simply AWOL. The creator of Policy Governance, John Carver (ChatGPT got that part right), identified 10 principles of the...
by Richard Stringham | Jun 13, 2024 | Richard Stringham
Having watched the frustration my father experienced teaching my older brothers to drive (one drove the car through the front end of the car port), I decided that driving lessons with a certified driving instructor might save my Dad from an early coronary. It turned...
by Richard Stringham | May 30, 2024 | Richard Stringham
In a previous blog, I’ve argued that boards should be less formal when applying parliamentary procedure. For example, if using a more formal process, a motion would be made before discussion could take place on the subject. Except for very large boards (which really...