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Rick Maloney wrote a new post 6 years, 12 months ago
From the Boardroom: Questions Many Boards Never Think to Ask (Part I)
About DevelopmentOrientation of new and prospective board members.
Q#1: Does the Board orient its new members?
A: First of a […]
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Rick Maloney wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago
Board-CEO Relationship: A Three-Legged Stool
A Three-Legged Stool In any leadership situation, including the leadership role assumed by a board of directors, a conceptual trio of responsibility, authority, Read More … -
Bob Hughes wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago
In his 1977 book Servant Leadership Robert Greenleaf tells of a journey, and a man named Leo…
…who accompanies the party as the servant who does their menial chores, but who also sustains them with his spirit and […]
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Rick Maloney wrote a new post 7 years, 2 months ago
Dealing with the Board’s Limitations
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. – Leo Tolstoy
Recently I described some limitations that can […]
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Rick Maloney wrote a new post 7 years, 2 months ago
The Ten-Year Agenda as a Strategic Device
Operational or Strategic? Most agendas, as described in a recent post (see The Board Agenda, August 18, 2017) are filled with operational matters. Finding out Read More … -
Rick Maloney wrote a new post 7 years, 3 months ago
The Board Agenda
Board Business or Staff Business: An Agenda that Works – Because a board only acts when it officially meets, and board meetings only occur periodically, it is Read More … -
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Bob Hughes became a registered member 7 years, 3 months ago
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Rick Maloney became a registered member 7 years, 3 months ago
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Rick Maloney started the topic For Q&A Read This First in the forum Q&A 7 years, 3 months ago
This Q&A space is reserved for questions on board governance. Please feel free to post a question or situation for our response. We will post your question at the same time as the response.
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Our board has been struggling with the following issues…What do you advise?
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Rick Maloney wrote a new post 7 years, 3 months ago
What’s Wrong With (Too Many) Boards?
8 Lessons for Improving Board Performance
“A [board’s] got to know [its] limitations.” – Dirty Harry
Ok, so Harry wasn’t a board member. He didn’t go in for collectiv […]
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Rick Maloney wrote a new post 7 years, 4 months ago
“ἐπὶ δηλήσει δὲ καὶ ἀδικίῃ εἴρξειν (Do no harm)” – Hippocratic oath
The first action a public board member takes upon being elected or appointed is to swear (or affirm) an oath of office, as prescribed […] -
Rick Maloney wrote a new post 7 years, 4 months ago
Governance101
This is the launch of a site whose subject is governance. It is applicable to governing boards of all kinds, whether a public board/council, a corporate or nonprofit Read More …
Governing Effectively via a Framework for School Governance
