Getting Started with Policy Governance Bringing Purpose, Integrity and Efficiency to Your Board's Work

by Oliver, Caroline; Carver, John

• ISBN13: 9780787987138
• ISBN10: 0787987131
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-09
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

In this newest book on the Policy Governance approach to board leadership created by John Carver, Caroline Oliver gives readers practical, hands-on tools for getting the most from the system in the day-to-day operation of their boards. In the Policy Governance Fieldbook, Oliver explored the experience of 11 organizations that succeeded and failed in using Policy Governance. Now, she has drawn upon the most important lessons from that experience as well as her experience in helping many more organizations along the Policy Governance road to governing excellence. The result is a wealth of tools and resources for helping readers to: Decide if Policy Governance is right for them Identify and link with owners Develop means policies Create Ends policies Monitor Policies Run meetings Evaluate Plan for the future

Author Biography

Caroline Oliver is president of Caroline Oliver Communications and founder of the International Policy Governance Association, which promotes John Carver's Policy Governance Model and supports nonprofit and for-profit boards in use of the model.

Table of Contents

List of Tools	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Author's Note	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
About the Author	p. xxi
About This Book	p. xxiii
Exploring Policy Governance	p. 1
Choosing Policy Governance-or Not!	p. 13
Knowing Who Owns Your Organization	p. 41
Understanding the Policy in Policy Governance	p. 69
What Does Your Ownership Want? Creating Ends Policies	p. 89
How Can You Govern How Your Ends Are Achieved? Creating Means Policies	p. 113
How Can You Keep Your Board Accountable? Monitoring Your Policies	p. 137
Embarking on Policy Governance	p. 165
Policy Governance Resources	p. 205
References	p. 213
Index	p. 217
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