Are These Topics on Your Board’s Radar?
Written by Suanne Miedema as a guest blog for Imagine Canada at Are these topics on your board's radar? What [...]
The Critical Role of Governance Committees
While many board members are enjoying a bit of a summer break, I find Governance Committees are still hard at [...]
#MeToo Lessons for Nonprofit Boards
The speed and damage of a #MeToo accusation can strike fear in a board member’s mind. It is almost a [...]
The Benefits of Independent Board Members
Many of corporate Canada’s best practices have filtered down to nonprofit board governance, one of which is the practice of [...]
Managing Founder Succession
I recently attended the BoardSource Leadership Forum in Seattle, Washington which brought together almost 1,000 governance enthusiasts to learn about [...]
Succession is Leadership
David Hutchinson from recruiting firm Hutchinson Group spoke at an event yesterday about succession planning for the CEO and other [...]
The Evolution of Carver and the Policy Board
I was recently asked to write a report on the evolution of John Carver’s Policy Governance® model. It was a [...]
Board Recruitment and Selection
As written for Imagine Canada at http://www.imaginecanada.ca/blog/board-recruitment-and-selection Board member recruitment and selection is the key to getting a great team [...]
The Board as Captain
The word “governance” comes from a Greek verb meaning “to steer”. This provides some interesting imagery for a board of [...]
How to Have a Great Virtual Meeting
Virtual meetings are, by definition, held on a computer or computer network as opposed to the definition of “virtual” that would [...]