by Eric Phinney | May 6, 2020 | Eric Phinney
I just completed a weeklong meeting with an international organization that I chair. Normally, to minimize travel costs, we meet only twice a year for 5 days. Facing the restrictions for COVID-19 was daunting. Could we get...
by Richard Stringham | Mar 25, 2020 | Richard Stringham
Readers of our blogs will recall that only the board as a whole has authority to make board decisions. It may delegate some of its authority to others (e.g., the CEO, board officers, or board committees), but there are some things it...
by Eric Phinney | Mar 18, 2020 | Eric Phinney
By now, if you are a board chair, you have most likely canceled any upcoming face to face meetings. The question arises: what to do now? There are still critical matters of governance that need to be carried out. Some organizations have already been using...
by Andrew Bergen | Mar 10, 2020 | Andrew Bergen
Some years ago, I stumbled across a method for helping groups achieve consensus. Recently, I have pulled it out again while working with boards who are debating their Ends policies. Ends are really important – it’s the reason why the organization exists in the...
by Dee Incoronato | Jul 2, 2019 | Dee Incoronato
We live in a society of meetings. In the United States alone, there are more than 11 million meetings a day! If you are a board of directors, you are ultimately responsible for the success or failure of your organization. Most boards are mandated to meet at...
