by Richard Stringham | Aug 22, 2024 | Richard Stringham
Social media and publications are full of a wealth of really good ideas about business and social concepts. We are thankful that very smart people bring those concepts to our attention. Far less often, someone comes along with a radical concept that turns conventional...
by Richard Stringham | Aug 8, 2024 | Richard Stringham
I asked ChatGPT 3.5: “What are principles of Policy Governance?” ChatGPT got some aspects of Policy Governance right, some wrong, and some were simply AWOL. The creator of Policy Governance, John Carver (ChatGPT got that part right), identified 10 principles of the...
by Richard Stringham | Jun 13, 2024 | Richard Stringham
Having watched the frustration my father experienced teaching my older brothers to drive (one drove the car through the front end of the car port), I decided that driving lessons with a certified driving instructor might save my Dad from an early coronary. It turned...
by Richard Stringham | May 30, 2024 | Richard Stringham
In a previous blog, I’ve argued that boards should be less formal when applying parliamentary procedure. For example, if using a more formal process, a motion would be made before discussion could take place on the subject. Except for very large boards (which really...
by Richard Stringham | Apr 4, 2024 | Richard Stringham
In my younger career, I reported to a CEO who, in turn, reported to the board of our nonprofit organization. I, along with my colleagues, were responsible to prepare some of the reports which were presented to the board. Through a couple of decades of service in that...
by Richard Stringham | Mar 21, 2024 | Richard Stringham
When you hear the term “accountable governance,” what comes to mind? For many, they think of accountability to the law, to government authorities, or to funders and donors. Certainly, those are important for a board’s accountability. But there is another group to whom...
