Blog Entries - tips for effective boards

Tip #69 Characteristics of Servant-Leaders

June 1, 2021  |  tips for effective boards

In this and the following Tips for Effective Boards, we will describe seven characteristics of servant-leaders. Then we will turn to a discussion of what it means for boards to embrace the philosophy or approach of

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Tip #68 Should Boards Embrace Servant-Leadership?

May 1, 2021  |  tips for effective boards

Of course, this decision is up to each board to make. Each board decides on its own values and expectations for management and for itself as a board. Policy Governance® boards (and other boards as well) express these

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Tip #67 How To Evaluate CEO Performance

April 1, 2021  |  tips for effective boards

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

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Tip #66 How Do CEOs Know What Their Boards REALLY Expect Of Them?

March 1, 2021  |  tips for effective boards

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

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Tip #65 A Board Should Be Clear About And Respect The Authority It Delegates

February 1, 2021  |  tips for effective boards

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

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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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