by Rose Mercier | Jan 15, 2020 | Rose Mercier
There are three methods that a board can use to monitor the CEO’s compliance with its Ends and Executive Limitations policies. The most frequently used method is an internal report where the CEO provides evidence of the reasonable...
by Rose Mercier | Oct 23, 2019 | Rose Mercier
I read a series of reports in my local paper chronicling the hand-wringing of the board of a local municipal agency about what it could do about credit card expenses that had...
by Rose Mercier | Sep 4, 2019 | Rose Mercier
If you are buying a house or a car from the current owner, you want to know that the house or car is safe and operational as stated. After all, you don’t want to move in and discover a flooded basement at the end of the first rainy day, or have the car break down on...
by Jannice Moore | Jun 25, 2019 | Jannice Moore
I’m often asked what the board should or should not “approve” in Policy Governance. This is an area that sometimes results in confusion because it requires a shift in mindset from traditional governance practices. Traditionally governed boards “approve” (or adopt, or...
