Will someone state that as a motion?
Motions are the primary means by which a governing board provides directions to the CEO and other staff, so you’d think considerable care would go… Read More »Will someone state that as a motion?
Motions are the primary means by which a governing board provides directions to the CEO and other staff, so you’d think considerable care would go… Read More »Will someone state that as a motion?
The always insightful Seth Godin’s reminder via his blog that “all change involves an if/then promise” speaks to almost any aspect of organizational life. However,… Read More »IF you want to change your board, THEN . . .
Topping the list of frequently asked board-related questions that come my way is how to fill empty board seats with quality recruits. With nonprofits proliferating… Read More »Good board hunting
Should donors ever sit on your board? This headline to a Nonprofit Quarterly blog asked the oddest questions I’ve seen in a long while. “Who… Read More »Deciding who should sit on your board
The folks over at Nonprofit Quarterly recently invited readers to weigh in on issues that “do or should most concern boards” in 2016. They received… Read More »Is diversifying on your board’s to do list?
Stop the presses on the latest run of board member business cards. There’s a word to add to the title line, and this it is… Read More »Practicing the art of governance as evangelism
The online nonprofit press is abuzz over the 2015 Survey on Board of Directors of Nonprofit Organizations, with headlines suggesting nothing but bad news. However,… Read More »Nonprofit boards aren’t as inept as the headlines suggest
Over the years, I’ve noticed an odd psychology to board self-assessment. Leadership hopes for a glowing report or, at the least, more praise than criticism.… Read More »Board self-assessment in three easy questions, but not so easy answers
A Wall Street Journal article titled “How to Revive McDonald’s” is an unexpected source of wise words for leaders in theological education, but that’s what… Read More »Reviving theological schools (and other sagging nonprofits) the McDonald’s way
Although Jim Collins’ caution about getting the right people on the bus is often cited in conversations about board member recruitment, it’s actually a curious… Read More »Get your board off the bus and into the boat