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At What Point do I Begin?

At What Point do I Begin?

I am always pleased when I am invited by an organization to come and help them with their board of directors. Then comes the fine tuning of the invitation. They have requested to see all the various “systems” of board governance and learn...
Taking Stock – Hindsight Can Be Positive

Taking Stock – Hindsight Can Be Positive

“Hindsight is 20/20 vision.”   We often consider this a negative statement as we rue some decision we have made. As we head into the literal year 2020, let’s consider the statement in a positive light. Hindsight literally means “thinking about things after they’ve...
How a Board can Embrace Diversity

How a Board can Embrace Diversity

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...
The Importance of Vocabulary

The Importance of Vocabulary

In the last year, my wife and I have done two things that involved using a new vocabulary.   The first was spending 8 months on our sailboat traveling from Maine to Miami and then to the Bahamas and  back. For life on a sailboat to be safe,...
Policy Governance® has No Grandchildren

Policy Governance® has No Grandchildren

Recently I became involved in a conversation with the CEO of an organization of which I am one of the board members. The CEO has also served on other Policy Governance® boards. In the course of conversation he was asked why he thinks Policy Governance loses traction...

Welcome to The Governance Coach™

Policy Governance® Virtual Workshops

Introduction to Policy Governance® courses starting:

Course Orientation September 30 with live sessions October 14 and November 4

Course Orientation November 4 with live sessions November 18 and December 9

Assessing Monitoring Reports:

Course Orientation November 5 with live sessions November 19 and December 10

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