Tip #79 How Can Boards Deal Effectively with Sensitive Politicized Issues?
Recently many organizations have had to deal with contentious COVID-related issues such as vaccine and mask policies for employees and/or customers and policies regarding employees working at the office and/or out of
Tip #78 Should the CEO Seek Advice from the Board?
A CEO seeking and/or receiving advice from the board can be a tricky matter. When someone in authority communicates with someone over whom they have authority it can be difficult to distinguish between advice (which can
Tip #77 What Are the Legal Duties of Individual Board Members?
While the articulation of the legal duties of individual members of public/governmental and non-profit boards may vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, such articulations usually include a version of the following
Tip #76 Should Boards Limit Board Member Terms?
In dealing with the issue of how long board members should be allowed to serve on the board, it is important to strive for a balance between retaining experienced board members while having a steady flow of new
Tip #75 What's the Board's Role in Strategic Planning?
In this Tip for Effective Boards, I would like to share how the Carver Policy Governance® model sees the role of the board in strategic planning. I am hopeful that boards not currently practicing this model may
Tip #74 How to Use Board Committees Productively
The following principles of the Policy Governance® model can provide insights relevant to a board’s use of committees. I believe boards not currently practicing the Policy Governance model may find them relevant as
Tip #73 Sample Board Policy on Servant-Leadership
If your board has decided to embrace servant-leadership, you may find it helpful to officially adopt a board policy on servant-leadership, perhaps something like the following sample policy. Board
Tip #72 Sustain and Enhance Your Board's Commitment to Servant-Leadership
After your board commits to servant-leadership, it is important that it attends to sustaining and continuing to enhance its commitment to servant-leadership. The following tips are presented for your consideration.