by Jannice Moore | Articles, Foresight |
Most of the approaches we have seen to tackle governance failures relate to structure, composition, and regulation. While these approaches may indeed treat the symptoms, they appear to have missed the diagnosis of the underlying root cause. I suggest that the...
by Jannice Moore | Articles, Foresight |
At some point after beginning on the Policy Governance® journey, boards are in danger of falling into one or both of two traps: (1) thinking that now that they have written their policies, there is nothing worthwhile left for them to do and therefore starting to edge...
by Jannice Moore | Articles, Foresight |
Often when I have talked about Policy Governance® to a board, someone will say to me, “You really believe in this, don’t you?” While I always answer, “Yes, I wouldn’t be spending my life helping boards learn to apply it if I didn’t believe in it,” the question has...
by Jannice Moore | Articles, Clarity, Solution |
I’ve known a good many Realtors® over the years. Without exception, they tell me the value of a property is largely determined by three factors: Location Location Location It has always baffled me as to why boards don’t follow this same principle when designing their...
by Jannice Moore | Articles, Foresight |
Most boards looking for a new CEO spend a considerable amount of time determining the qualifications of the ideal candidate. What are the minimum necessary qualifications – the deal-breakers if you will? What skills does the organization need from its top executive to...
by Jannice Moore | Articles, Clarity, Solution |
Cleaning up bylaws is one of those tasks about which many boards are prone to procrastination. Yet, it is often unwieldy bylaws that give rise to board practices incompatible with effective governance. When a board implements Policy Governance, Bylaw revisions are...
