Boards that Matter Building Blocks for Implementing Coherent Governance' and Policy Governance'

by Quinn, Randy; Dawson, Linda J.

• ISBN13: 9781610483193
• ISBN10: 1610483197
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-21
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

The challenge of governing a complex organization is difficult enough in itself, without layering on top of that challenge the struggle to make the board's own operating system seem natural and meaningful. Making Your Governance Model Work is a practical guide that takes the mystery out of that process. It is a book that is loaded with down-to-earth solutions, all based on processes successfully in use today by boards across the United States and internationally. Although many of the examples offered in the book come from the world of public school boards and non-profit boards of various types, the implementation processes are equally applicable to boards of all types.

Author Biography

Linnda J.Dawson and Randy Quinn cofounded the Aspen Group International in 1993. They have consulted with boards in most of the fifty states and others on three continents.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. v
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Governing Models	p. 1
Rolling Out Your Model	p. 7
Monitoring Governance Culture and Board-CEO Relations Policies	p. 17
Monitoring Operational Expectations Policies	p. 27
Monitoring Results Policies	p. 47
CEO Evaluation	p. 65
Stakeholder Dialog	p. 79
The Board's Annual Work Plan	p. 97
The Board's New Meeting Agenda	p. 107
Change: It's a Leadership Conundrum	p. 117
Now What?	p. 125
Monitoring Operational Expectations Policies for Compliance	p. 133
Monitoring Results for Reasonable Progress	p. 151
Dialog with Stakeholders	p. 177
Agendas for Good Governance	p. 187
	p. 191
About the Authors	p. 195
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.