I confess that sometimes even this Pollyanna gets fed up. I don’t get fed up with the same things as most people in this field, though. I get fed up with blame and intolerance. I get fed up with pointing fingers at symptoms, focusing and refocusing on addressing those symptoms, drilling deeper and deeper, unpacking … Read more
I love talking with boards. Board members are caring individuals who volunteer a ton of time because they want to make a difference. And I love encouraging their highest potential to make that difference! During my first meeting with a board, I ask them, “Do you have a code of values?” More often than not, … Read more
Last week I saw yet another workbook published by yet another respected Governance group, providing yet another list of principles for “Good Governance.” And yet again, of its 33 chapters, one chapter is devoted to “Mission and Goals.” ONE CHAPTER! The rest of the book is a chapter-by-chapter list of what we could all recite … Read more