Can We Be Candid?

Posted by Joseph Inskeep
On September 19, 2017
Board Self-Evaluation, Human Resources, Monitoring

The topic of candor got a boost this year from the popular book Radical Candor by Kim Scott (1), a retired Google/Apple veteran and management coach who believes the right kind of candor is a critical factor in personal and organizational success. Kim has YouTubed about the subject as well, and both her book and […]

Evidently this is Not Evidence!

Posted by Richard Stringham
On October 4, 2016
Board Development, Board Self-Evaluation

Earlier on in my consulting career, it was common to come across boards in which directors thought that the Board Chair should be the CEO’s boss. However, when a board uses Policy Governance®, board members should operate in a manner that recognizes the board as a whole is the CEO’s boss and the Chair is […]