Five Questions For a Startup Board Chair
Recently, I was contacted by a friend looking for some governance insight. She had been approached to be the Chair of a young, fast growing start-up. Although she didn’t have [...]
Corporate Governance Lessons: Why Boards Fail
Why Boards Fail Often (more often than it seems) Good governance is a nice concept. In theory, it leads to organizational health and sustainability. However, the reality is that Boards [...]
What is Corporate Governance PPT
Corporate governance is most effective when Directors share a common understanding of what is corporate governance, the Board’s governance role and the key building blocks for achieving effective corporate governance. [...]
Board Composition: what’s the right size Board of Directors?
How many Directors should your Board have? Nine. Ok. It depends. Here’s how to think about it: The logic of Board of Directors Size and Composition For most organizations, a [...]
Top Four Governance Findings from Board Assessments
Here are four of the most common findings from our Board governance assessments over the past ten years: Directors don’t share a common understanding of the Board’ role. A critical [...]
Association Governance Board Assessment
When we are engaged to conduct an Association Governance Assessment, this is the approach we use to help the Board identify governance opportunities and risks: Association Governance Assessment Objectives to [...]
Should Your Industry Association Have a Competency-Based Board?
Association Director Experience vs Expertise Competency based Boards engage Directors based on their specific knowledge and expertise. Traditionally, industry association Boards have engaged Directors based on their seniority, industry experience, [...]
4 Steps to Better Private Business Strategy
“Strategy is a waste of time”. Lots of private business owners we know feel this way because their private business has achieved a high degree of success without strategy. Why [...]