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Embracing Complexity

Embracing Complexity

I am reading an interesting book1 about leading in times of crisis and change. While its messages are directed in large part to individual leaders, there are many lessons in it for governing boards. After all, effective boards are leading organizations where change is...
You Want to Measure What?

You Want to Measure What?

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...
Maintaining Policy Governance® Muscles

Maintaining Policy Governance® Muscles

My colleague, Ted Hull, wrote a blog a couple of years ago , about how boards can ensure the gains experienced through Policy Governance are not lost. However, because I think it’s impossible to overemphasize the importance of being intentional about sustaining...
Co-CEOs: Dream Team or Bad Dream?

Co-CEOs: Dream Team or Bad Dream?

If someone asks me, “Can a Policy Governance® board have co-CEOs?” my longish reply is some version of ”Yes. However . . .”   Let’s deal first with the “yes” part of my answer. It is not inconsistent with Policy Governance if two people occupy the role of CEO....

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Policy Governance® Virtual Workshops

Introduction to Policy Governance® courses starting:

February 4, 2026

March 25, 2026

Assessing Monitoring Reports:

February 11, 2026

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