by Richard Stringham | Dec 18, 2025 | Richard Stringham
In their efforts to provide oversight, so many well-meaning boards unnecessarily handcuff their CEOs. Unfortunately, the results are lost efficiencies and opportunities. Join Richard Stringham as we explore the delegation spectrum and see how so many boards are stuck...
by Richard Stringham | Dec 2, 2025 | Richard Stringham
In my earlier days as a governance consultant, it wasn’t unusual to come across a board where the Executive Director was reporting to the Board Chair. Perhaps it was a symptom of the growth in those organizations. Before there was an Executive Director, it was likely...
by Richard Stringham | Sep 11, 2025 | Richard Stringham
Whether your board governs a nonprofit, a corporation, or any other type of organization, join Richard Stringham to discover 6 universal governance principles that apply to every board. Are you using Policy Governance? These principles apply. Are you using some other...
by Richard Stringham | Jun 5, 2025 | Richard Stringham
This Governance Masterclass with Richard Stringham, GSP, demonstrates how boards can effectively monitor policies that seem “unmonitorable.” Using a real-world example, the video walks through the transformation of qualitative governance requirements into...
by Richard Stringham | Apr 24, 2025 | Richard Stringham
The next time you’re in a board meeting think about the cost for each hour of that meeting. Estimate the hourly rate for each board member and each staff member in the room. Add those numbers to get a total hourly rate. Is your board adding value worth the cost of...
by Richard Stringham | Apr 10, 2025 | Richard Stringham
“If I hear one more [board member] suggest MacKenzie Scott as a funding source I’m gonna lose it!” Source: An Executive Director of a not-for-profit enterprise on Reddit. The rest of the Reddit conversation was insightful. Various Executive Directors of...
