by Dee Incoronato | Dec 19, 2017 | Dee Incoronato
“Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs.” Pearl Strachan Hurd Words, more powerful than an atom bomb? Words are risky. We must think about our words carefully! Risk is the possibility that something bad will happen. In Policy Governance® is...
by Rose Mercier | Dec 5, 2017 | Rose Mercier
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...
by Andrew Bergen | Nov 14, 2017 | Andrew Bergen
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...
by Dee Incoronato | Nov 7, 2017 | Dee Incoronato
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...
by Rose Mercier | Oct 17, 2017 | Rose Mercier
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....
