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No Matter How The Wind Blows

No Matter How The Wind Blows

The arrival of spring is always welcome. For my wife and me, one of the best parts of spring is the return of many migrating birds to our heavily treed yard. Finches of all varieties, woodpeckers, martins, hummingbirds and, of course, the iconic bird of spring, the...
Maintaining Policy Governance® Muscles

Maintaining Policy Governance® Muscles

My colleague, Ted Hull, wrote a blog a couple of years ago , about how boards can ensure the gains experienced through Policy Governance are not lost. However, because I think it’s impossible to overemphasize the importance of being intentional about sustaining...
Meaning & Purpose in Governance

Meaning & Purpose in Governance

I’ve been thinking lately about a particular feature of board performance that I see all too often.  It’s a feature that has troubled me for some time now, but I think I’m beginning to understand why it happens and how to avoid...
Policy Governance® has No Grandchildren

Policy Governance® has No Grandchildren

Recently I became involved in a conversation with the CEO of an organization of which I am one of the board members. The CEO has also served on other Policy Governance® boards. In the course of conversation he was asked why he thinks Policy Governance loses traction...

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Policy Governance® Virtual Workshops

Introduction to Policy Governance® start dates:

February 5, 2025 or March 26, 2025

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February 12, 2025

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