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Does Willpower Lead to Success?

Does Willpower Lead to Success?

It’s that time of year again. Your board has resolved that THIS year, things will be different.  You will do a better job of – fill in the blank. You’ve begun using Policy Governance®, but are struggling with how to maintain a connection with owners. Or your CEO...
Don’t Be Satisfied with Low-Hanging Fruit

Don’t Be Satisfied with Low-Hanging Fruit

We have an apple tree in our backyard.  This fall it was so loaded with apples we had to prop up the lower branches to keep them from breaking.  When it was time to harvest them, we picked all the apples we could reach without a ladder – the low-hanging fruit – and...
7 Tips for Creating Board Committees

7 Tips for Creating Board Committees

Should a board have committees?  It depends. How many committees should a board have? It depends. It depends on whether the committees will interfere with the accountability of the CEO. It depends on whether those committees will help the board or hinder the “holism”...
Is Your Board Really Present?

Is Your Board Really Present?

Last weekend I was enjoying the beautiful summer weather taking a walk along a local nature trail. There were many other people doing the same thing.  What amazed me was the number of them that were walking along, heads down, totally absorbed in their devices! ...
How’s Your Board’s Psychic RAM?

How’s Your Board’s Psychic RAM?

Leading productivity expert David Allen, author of Getting Things Done, has coined a fascinating phrase: “Psychic RAM.” He argues that as individuals, when we try to keep our “to do” lists in our heads, we are tying up valuable RAM. Consequently, we have no creative...