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PART 2: Does Your Board Need to Downsize Before it Implements Policy Governance®?

Posted by Rose Mercier
On June 3, 2020
Board Structure

For Part 1, click here. You’re adopting Policy Governance – why would you consider downsizing? What are the possible benefits of a “smaller board”? One possible benefit is that with fewer members, you are more likely to hear everyone’s voice when talking about the values that should be the basis of your policies. As a […]

PART 1: Does Your Board Need to Downsize Before it Implements Policy Governance®?

Posted by Rose Mercier
On May 27, 2020
Board Structure

From time to time I like to Google the topic of board size – prompted either by a question I’ve been asked by a board – usually wanting to know the relationship between board size and effectiveness. Sometimes I go down the Google rabbit hole simply out of curiosity. Okay, I know board size is […]

Bloated Board Syndrome?

Posted by Richard Stringham
On August 29, 2017
Board Structure, Owners and Ownership

Does your Board seem excessively overpopulated? Are you thinking a weight loss strategy is in order, but can’t find the right diet? Perhaps it’s time to rethink your governance processes. To illustrate, federations (organizations owned by several organizations) are often victim of this syndrome. Federations can include inordinately disproportionately sized organizations in which the dues […]