Is governance a board of directors activity or is it an operating system that includes the entire organization? Yes, this question was the title of my January 20th post. I posed this question on a LinkedIn discussion group called the Nonprofit Board Forum to see what they
Read more →Every nonprofit organization has a governance system! More accurately, a governance operating system. Just as Windows 7 powers most PCs and Snow Leopard powers Macs, the governance operating system powers the nonprofit organization! The Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Program defines governance as “…the system of management and
Read more →Of all of the books I read in 2010 on Governance and Leadership, here are my top five: The Truth about What Nonprofit Boards Want by June Bradham. The author identifies nine myths about boards and then responds with the truth. My favorite myth/truth was Myth#4: CEO
Read more →Jeff Hannah of Touchstone Executive Development interviewed me on his internet radio/video show called Leadership Cocktail. Over the course of the hour we explored topics in nonprofit leadership, the evolving role of the board of directors, creating a partnership between the board and the CEO, and developing
Read more →Think of the many highway intersections you have encountered. Some are simple and unmarked , others have four way stop signs or stop and go lights. Some intersections are more complex having five or more roads coming to a central point controlled by a traffic circle. The
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