by Joseph Inskeep | Jul 17, 2019 | Joseph Inskeep
In the life of organizations, it really does matter whether leaders stay focused on the things that actually matter. For governing boards, what matters most is giving voice to the core values and principles that define organizational purpose, ethics and prudence. It...
by Richard Onley | Apr 30, 2019 | Richard Onley
Last week, I examined the issue of the board’s contribution to CEO failure and discussed whether best practices could be the answer. What about the principle-based approach? Principles are based on a fundamental or general truth that provides people with guidelines to...
by Paul Zilz | Dec 11, 2018 | Paul Zilz
Remember the last time you moved or renovated? My wife and I are making major renovations to our main floor in the house. Wow! What an endeavor! As well as you try to anticipate the various decisions that must be made, there are always 100 more that arise because of...
by Andrew Bergen | Mar 6, 2018 | Andrew Bergen
In the most recent edition of the Harvard Business Review, author Stanislav Shekshnia has written an article titled, “How to Be a Good Board Chair.”* He bases his findings on the results of interviews with many current and former chairs of large corporations. It’s...
by Paul Zilz | Jan 23, 2018 | Paul Zilz
A Board was reflecting on its work at the end of the year and was contemplating what it could do better in the next year. When a Board member reflected that the Board could do a better job governing rather than spending most of its time helping the Executive Director...
