Archive for February, 2010

Friends and Colleagues, this stuff I’ve been writing about really works!
Last week at a Board meeting, we saw the impact of the implementation of good board practices when a long time board member said, “We’ve come a long way, baby!” at the end of the meeting. Just a year ago this was a struggling [...]

Is your Board Chair ready to lead the Board?
Every year, thousands of well-meaning and committed volunteers assume the reigns as the Chairman of a Board of Directors. Unfortunately, the great majority of these individuals do not have a clue as to what to do. Most of us have done a very poor job of [...]

Let’s spend a little time talking about how the Board gets it’s work done. I have written in past blogs about Boards and that Board meetings should be all about education and inspiration, strategic thinking and making policy decisions. So where does the work get done if not at the Board meetings? In committees, task [...]