Tip #64 Defining How Much Discretion Your CEO Should Have

January 1, 2021  |  tips for effective boards

In our previous Tips for Effective Boards, we discussed the first six of the Ten Principles of the Policy Governance® model of board operations. We now turn to the seventh Policy Governance® principle, Policy

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Tip #63 How Can Your Board Be In Control Without Micromanaging?

December 1, 2020  |  tips for effective boards

In our previous Tips for Effective Boards, we discussed the first five of the Ten Principles of the Policy Governance® model of board operations.  We now turn to the sixth Policy Governance® principle, Executive

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Tip #62 What Are Your Board's Expectations of Itself?

November 1, 2020  |  tips for effective boards

In our previous Tips for Effective Boards, we discussed the first four of the Ten Principles of the Policy Governance® model of board operations.  We now turn to the fifth Policy Governance® principle, Board Means

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Tip #61 What's Your Organization's Purpose?

October 1, 2020  |  tips for effective boards

In our previous Tips for Effective Boards, we discussed the first three of the Ten Principles of the Policy Governance® model of board operations.  We now turn to the fourth Policy Governance® principle, Ends

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Tip #60 Who is the Boss of the CEO?

September 1, 2020  |  tips for effective boards

In our last two Tips for Effective Boards, we discussed the first two of the Ten Principles of the Policy Governance® model of board operations.  We now turn to the third Policy Governance® principle, the

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Tip #59 Where Does the Board Fit in the Chain of Authority and Accountability

August 1, 2020  |  tips for effective boards

In our last Tip for Effective Boards, we began our review of the Ten Principles of the Policy Governance® model of board operations with a focus on the first principle of the model: Ownership.  In this Tip for

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Tip #58 Ten Principles for Effective Board Governance

July 1, 2020  |  tips for effective boards

Over the next several Tips for Effective Boards, we will be reviewing the ten powerful principles of the Policy Governance® model of board operations.  While it is true that in order to derive the full benefit

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Tip #57 Two Mistakes Boards Make in Times of Crisis

June 1, 2020  |  tips for effective boards

Two mistakes that boards commonly make in times of crisis are 1) becoming overly involved in managing the details of their organization’s response to a crisis, and 2) failing to engage in the defining and

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