by Rose Mercier | Jun 26, 2025 | Rose Mercier
*Originally published February 14, 2017 I draft a lot of documents – reports, articles like this one, policies, memos, letters, bylaws, social media posts, etc. If you write a lot, it is easy to get caught up in trying to find the precise words to say what you mean....
by Rose Mercier | Nov 14, 2024 | Rose Mercier
I work with a wide variety of boards when they develop their Ends policies for the first time. I usually start by emphasizing that Ends describe the long-term results that the board wants the organization to produce. I remind board members that Ends state who should...
by Andrew Bergen | Oct 31, 2024 | Andrew Bergen
I recently attended a board meeting where several board members were becoming frustrated with the Rules of Order written in their policies. One person commented, “This is why I don’t like Policy Governance®; because it forces us to run our meetings this way.” This...
by Andrew Bergen | Jul 25, 2024 | Andrew Bergen
About a year ago I purchased a condo. The previous owner completely renovated the unit and then flipped it to me. Everything was brand new – appliances, flooring, bathroom fixtures – everything. I was bound and determined to keep everything looking as new and fresh as...
by Andrew Bergen | May 18, 2023 | Andrew Bergen
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates Consider for a moment who you were twenty years ago (or more accurately, who you perceive yourself to have been.) Compare that picture, those memories, with who you understand yourself to be now. All of us will...
