"What makes women such effective board members?" That question came up over a glass of wine at the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) reception...
“What makes women such effective board members?”
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Board Capacity Building
Our Land Of Opportunity – Still
“You know”, I said, “if you go back far enough, the overwhelming majority of us are from somewhere else.” We were introducing ourselves during the...
What, Me Worry About A Big Board?
"Why in heaven’s name would I even consider it?” This how my colleague Jeff Finkle, President & CEO of the International Economic Development...
What, Me Worry About a Big Board?
“Why in heaven’s name would I even consider it?” This how my colleague Jeff Finkle, President & CEO of the International...
Superintendents Oliver Robinson and Aaron Spence On Building a Cohesive Board Governing Team
The January 27 article on this blog – “May the (Centrifugal) Force Not Be With You!” – talks about one of the most insidious...
A Small, Un-diverse Board Is a Distinct Disadvantage In Today’s World
I chatted with the CEO of a large nonprofit corporation a week ago, who was pleased to inform me that she had succeeded in getting her board to...
May the (Centrifugal) Force Not Be With You!
A few months ago at a team building retreat I was facilitating, involving the board, superintendent and her top administrators of a large suburban...
Strengthening Your Board’s Performance Management Is a Wise Investment
In early October CEO Alex Clifford and his Board at Santa Cruz Metro spent a half day together discussing developments in the rapidly changing field...
Beware Of Planning Yourself Into A Box
How did I get into the business of helping nonprofit boards and CEOs build their leadership capacity? This is the first question Cheryl Ronk,...
Don’t Unwittingly Invite Micro-management!
A superintendent called me earlier this week, asking if I’d be interested in presenting a governance training workshop for her school board. She...