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You Want to Measure What?

You Want to Measure What?

In my decade-long path of helping boards and CEOs implement practices that support the elegant governance system that is Policy Governance®, I have learned that monitoring is both embraced and cursed. Embraced for its promise of providing evidence that the...
What’s Trust Got to Do With It?

What’s Trust Got to Do With It?

Not too many minutes ago, the plane I am sitting on took off and is taking me home.  I’m anxious to return. I’ve been on the road for a while and look forward to home and connecting with those I love. It’s the beginning of the winter weather where I am, so I know that...
What do you really want to know?

What do you really want to know?

Have you ever been to a board meeting where it seems one board member beats around the bush trying to get information, but won’t ask a direct question? Instead, the person asks for a direct inspection of one item after another. “Just spit it out,” other board members...
Becoming “Most Ethical”

Becoming “Most Ethical”

I read a wide variety of articles and reports –sometimes because they help to understand the breadth of thinking about governance, sometimes to help me reflect on how Policy Governance® can support increasingly impactful governance, sometimes just out of curiosity....
Can We Be Candid?

Can We Be Candid?

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...

Welcome to The Governance Coach™

Policy Governance® Virtual Workshops

Introduction to Policy Governance® courses starting:

February 4, 2026

March 25, 2026

Assessing Monitoring Reports:

February 11, 2026

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