One the most important roles of the Board of Directors is the selection of a Chief Executive, according to BoardSource. It is the Chief Executive that acts in the intersection between governance and the organization. The Chief Executive acts on behalf of the board to ensure that
Read more →The first phase in the development of any strategic plan is all about the gathering information and good intelligence. There are two key things that you need to think about as you design this first phase: 1. Who do you want to talk to and where are
Read more →When we talk about improving governance, a key question that keeps on surfacing is: How much time should the chief executive spend on governance? When I asked governance experts this question, without hesitation they say 25%! After that first response, the often pause and then add this
Read more →The focus of governance improvement activities for the past 10 years or so has been on board structure. According to John Combs the President of the Center for Healthcare Governance board effectiveness , there is a shift in thinking about how to enable boards to be more
Read more →Strategy as permission. That phrase may sound kind of strange. However in my experience as a Chief Executive for the past 18 years at ChildServe, the strategic plan has given me permission to pursue the expansion of the mission. Approved strategy is permission-giving. Of course, strategy and
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