by Rose Mercier | May 28, 2019 | Rose Mercier
It would be hard not to notice the proliferation of media stories, academic and industry research, anecdotal evidence, and statistics about the diversity – or lack thereof – on boards of directors. Corporate boards, in particular, have been under pressure from...
by Rose Mercier | Mar 26, 2019 | Rose Mercier
In the course of any board’s work, there will be minutes. Minutes are the record of the board’s hours together, the decisions it makes, and sometimes its deliberations. Despite the fact that they serve the same purpose, minutes invariably differ from board to board. A...
by Rose Mercier | Feb 19, 2019 | Rose Mercier
Early in my professional career, I worked in a nonprofit organization. I knew relatively little about board roles or governance processes – no one was even actually talking about ‘governance’ back then. I did observe that, quite apart from the need to prepare...
by Rose Mercier | Jan 15, 2019 | Rose Mercier
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 stewardship of resources on behalf of...
by Rose Mercier | Nov 6, 2018 | Rose Mercier
Before we decide to invest in anything major, either as an individual or as an organization, we often undertake a cost benefit analysis. We usually start by listing the benefits, the potential upside of moving forward. If we want to make sure we’re considering all the...
by Rose Mercier | Aug 14, 2018 | Rose Mercier
For those who haven’t yet read Part 1 of this blog, here is a short recap: the blog was motivated by a newspaper article about a board of a social housing organization that was removed by the body that gave it the authority to govern. I pondered on the types of...
