Doodles of a Distracted Blogger
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Thoughts and perspectives on how organizations can achieve strong policy governance.
Decided that diary is the wrong word. Even though I’m chronicling my foibles and attempts at online networking, the day of the post...
Policy Governance Drove Me to…
Psychology. Why is it difficult for many?/most? boards to move to a comprehensive, logical system of governing? What’s that old joke:...
I need someone to organize my virtual social life
Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Pinterest, Google Plus, groups, followers, followings, likes/dislikes….AAAGGGGHHH! I can’t keep track. Oh...
Classic NPO mistakes in hiring a CEO
I recently got this question from one of my professors in I-O Psychology: “Have you noticed that non-profit organizations tend to write...
Workforce planning – Do it now
In the public sector, I found that leaders knew the perfect storm of a labor shortage was coming. What they didn’t understand was that...
Corporate accountability – blah, blah, blah
This morning, The Xylem Group had a very interesting teleconference. We discussed the debates and dialogs going on over corporate...
Boards that add value are accountable for a healthy organizational future
When a board spends most of its time reviewing what happened in the past (e.g., monthly reports or budget reports), it is merely...
Policy Governance and Tone at the Top – When Nonprofits Fail
Nonprofits are failing at a high rate (e.g., Flanagan, 2012; Nonprofit Trends, 2014). Despite strategic planning and fund development,...
The disconnect between corporate leadership and employees
In the May 30, 2014 New York Times Sunday Review | Opinion, Schwartz and Porath discussed why Americans hate work. The authors cited a...
Accountability and nonprofit boards
Expectations of nonprofit boards – and of those who serve on them – are established by tradition and maintained by the status quo...
What is a worthy organization?
Strickland and Vaughn assert that integrity in an organization is built on foundational values, such as accountability. In a series of...
Strategic Planning: Assess for Success
Why Do Strategic Planning? There is one universal acknowledgement regarding strategic planning: You can’t survive or thrive without it....
Boards not accountable for anything?
During a public meeting, some colleagues I really respect discussed a board’s lack of accountability. I think the words were "boards are...
In theory...we should understand a lot about boards
But we don’t. Over 15 years ago Brown (2005, p. 317) concluded, "...much work remains to be done to establish the nature and...direction"...
What’s the Right Size for a Board?
A few governance consultant colleagues and I are experimenting with Blab. Blab is a terrific forum for group video broadcasting and live...
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