by Paul Zilz | Sep 9, 2020 | Paul Zilz
I recently observed a board meeting where the board discussed whether or not to renew a contract with one of the organization’s vendors. Clearly, a majority of board members and the Executive Director were frustrated by a perceived lack of responsiveness from this...
by Paul Zilz | Feb 12, 2020 | Paul Zilz
Perhaps you have found yourself in a board meeting wondering why the board was taking time to discuss something you thought had neither strategic nor fiduciary importance. You lamented, “Why is the board wasting time talking about this...
by Richard Stringham | Aug 14, 2019 | Richard Stringham
If you observe boards over time, you start to see some interesting patterns. A couple of decades ago, boards of non-profits were prone to direct their CEOs to enter into partnerships. Closer examination would reveal that it wasn’t just boards that were pushing...
by Ted Hull | Jan 16, 2018 | Ted Hull
[Note: if you are not a church, there’s still a lesson in this blog.] “A budget is the most overworked, overused, misunderstood, and inaccurate piece of fiction that a church board will ever see. It’s like a bad steak which is chewed on, gnawed on, and eventually...
by Joseph Inskeep | Nov 21, 2017 | Joseph Inskeep
Driving a car responsibly requires that we keep our focus in at least two arenas: one near at hand and the other more distant. Near at hand we must negotiate a complex, changing environment of pedestrians, traffic and potentially dicey road conditions. Lose our...
