by Jannice Moore | Sep 12, 2017 | Jannice Moore
A typo in a newspaper headline earlier this year caught my eye. The photo was of several wild boars, and the headline read “Alberta admits defeat in attempt to wipe out wild BOARD with bounty.” [emphasis added] The article goes on to explain how wild boars have...
by Ted Hull | Jun 27, 2017 | Ted Hull
It is important that we have term limits for board members so we can get fresh blood. We need term limits; otherwise how do we get rid of poor board members? These are two very common reasons for setting term limits for a board. You can add to this list of supposedly...
by Joseph Inskeep | Jun 20, 2017 | Joseph Inskeep
Family businesses make up a larger percentage of the economy than many people realize. The Family Firm Institute (FFI) notes that family firms * account for two thirds of businesses worldwide, between 70%-90% of global GDP and 50%-80% of jobs in the majority of...
by Jannice Moore | May 23, 2017 | Jannice Moore
Does your board have a habit of being alone together? I’ve witnessed too many board meetings where board members’ smart phones are always close at hand. They may be blatantly obvious, they may be on vibrate, they may be surreptitiously checked under the table, or...
by Paul Zilz | Nov 15, 2016 | Paul Zilz
So you are looking at your board’s governance approach and wondering if Policy Governance® is right for your organization? I remember when I was newly elected as a leader of a board, and we were looking to adopt the “Carver model.” I had no idea what that meant and...
