Blog Entries - tips for effective boards
Tip #7 Seven Principles for Effective Board Delegation to Management
Effective board delegation to management is critical for developing and maintaining a constructive relationship between board and management, for responsible board leadership, and for effective organizational
Tip #6 Develop and Maintain a Board of Directors' Policy Manual
For many boards, board meeting minutes and perhaps organizational operations policies serve as the primary documentation of board decisions expressing the values of the board. Yet, such a collection is by no means
Tip #5 Three Ideas for Efficient Use of Board Committees
Boards can often enhance their efficiency as a result of a thorough review of their board committee structure and functioning. Three specific suggestions follow: 1. Reduce redundancy. Look
Tip #4 Clarify Roles of the Board and the Executive
It seems to me that much of the inefficiency and discord experienced by boards of directors and their CEOs is grounded in the lack of clear differentiation between the roles of the board and the CEO. When roles
Tip #3 Board Policy Focused on Organizational Results
While Mission and Vision Statements can be quite useful for organizations, they generally don’t involve descriptions of results to be achieved by an organization. Mission Statements typically define the
Tip #2 Consider Using a Consent Agenda
The primary reason for using a consent agenda is to free up the board’s time to deal with more important or strategic issues. A consent agenda is a section of the board meeting agenda that typically includes
Tip #1 The Group Authority of the Board
When I was a CEO reporting to a Board of Directors making a transition to Policy Governance®, the principle of group authority (also called Board Holism) was the principle that impacted me as CEO most immediately and