by Rose Mercier | Feb 27, 2018 | Rose Mercier
In mid-September I read an article in my local newspaper that grabbed my attention. The headline: “Surprised by 700K deficit.” Wow, I thought – a high six figure deficit is pretty large surprise for a non-profit agency. Why, I thought, was the board surprised? The...
by Rose Mercier | Dec 5, 2017 | Rose Mercier
In my decade-long path of helping boards and CEOs implement practices that support the elegant governance system that is Policy Governance®, I have learned that monitoring is both embraced and cursed. Embraced for its promise of providing evidence that the...
by Rose Mercier | Oct 17, 2017 | Rose Mercier
I read a wide variety of articles and reports –sometimes because they help to understand the breadth of thinking about governance, sometimes to help me reflect on how Policy Governance® can support increasingly impactful governance, sometimes just out of curiosity....
by Rose Mercier | Jul 4, 2017 | Rose Mercier
From time to time I hear from a board chair who says something like this, “We have a crisis that needs to be dealt with and we’re not sure where it goes on the agenda.” Inevitably, the image of a sea rescue helicopter comes to mind. I picture the board climbing down...
by Rose Mercier | May 16, 2017 | Rose Mercier
A question that often arises as a board is considering adopting or has recently implemented Policy Governance® is whether board members can still talk to staff or others in the organization. Others, including staff, can also share this uncertainty. I am not surprised...
