by Richard Stringham | Mar 21, 2017 | Richard Stringham
Even the largest organizations have limited resources for the difference that they want to make in the world. The board needs to make what are often difficult choices among all the Ends that an organization could achieve. For example, school boards may have to...
by Richard Stringham | Jan 24, 2017 | Richard Stringham
In previous careers, I have worked for a few CEOs of non-profit organizations in which the respective boards weren’t using Policy Governance®. Meetings of the board were always intriguing from the perspective of understanding what the board was thinking. Prior to a...
by Richard Stringham | Dec 13, 2016 | Richard Stringham
In my days as a much younger man I was invited to join friends for a weekend of canoeing on a river which included some exciting sections of rapids. Although not requiring a high level of white-water skills, it was nonetheless challenging especially for a novice such...
by Richard Stringham | Oct 4, 2016 | Richard Stringham
Earlier on in my consulting career, it was common to come across boards in which directors thought that the Board Chair should be the CEO’s boss. However, when a board uses Policy Governance®, board members should operate in a manner that recognizes the board as a...
