by Rose Mercier | Jan 28, 2026 | Rose Mercier
Originally published January 15, 2019 A new year. Time for resolutions. Energy for self-improvement. What better time for your board to ask itself – are we governing as effectively as we could? Why is self-evaluation important? As a board, you are entrusted with the...
by Rose Mercier | Jan 15, 2026 | Rose Mercier
When The Governance Coach celebrated its 20th anniversary, we published an issue of the REALBoard Advisor[1] that featured interviews with clients that we had coached for different periods of time over those years. They talked about the benefits their boards enjoyed...
by Rose Mercier | Aug 14, 2025 | Rose Mercier
Reposted from August 22, 2017 At one time in my life, I was very involved in coaching education. An important competency for coaches was building high performing teams. It was important not only in team sports but also individual sports where a coach might be leading...
by Rose Mercier | Jul 17, 2025 | Rose Mercier
Do you ever see a social media post, listen to a news report or even read a newspaper article about a board of directors that has reportedly gone off the rails? Admittedly, I am drawn to such stories because of my consulting work. I have sadly accumulated quite a file...
by Rose Mercier | Jun 26, 2025 | Rose Mercier
*Originally published February 14, 2017 I draft a lot of documents – reports, articles like this one, policies, memos, letters, bylaws, social media posts, etc. If you write a lot, it is easy to get caught up in trying to find the precise words to say what you mean....
by Rose Mercier | May 8, 2025 | Rose Mercier
Each Sunday I receive an email blog1. There’s a mix of quotations and short paragraphs. Always thought-provoking, often insightful, sometimes motivating. A while back I read the following quote from Geoff Colvin: “When we learn to do anything new—how to drive, for...
