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?
Board Composition and Board Size. How many Directors should your Board have? Nine. Seven. Nineteen. Ok. It depends. Here’s how to think about it: The logic of Board Size [...]
Corporate Governance: Top 4 Board Evaluation Findings
Here are the four most common findings from our Board evaluation work over the past ten years: 1. Directors seldom share a common understanding of the Board’s role. A [...]
Board Evaluation Survey Process
Details of Boardroom Metrics Board Evaluation Process Boards of Directors engage Boardroom Metrics to assess their current governance effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement. Board Evaluation Objectives to assess [...]
Association Governance: Board Composition Values Competence
As association governance evolves, Board composition increasingly values Director competence. Competency based Boards engage Directors based on their specific knowledge and expertise. Traditionally, associations and many other NFP Boards [...]
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 [...]