by Eric Phinney | May 21, 2019 | Eric Phinney
In the last year, my wife and I have done two things that involved using a new vocabulary. The first was spending 8 months on our sailboat traveling from Maine to Miami and then to the Bahamas and back. For life on a sailboat to be safe,...
by Ted Hull | Apr 2, 2019 | Ted Hull
Recently I became involved in a conversation with the CEO of an organization of which I am one of the board members. The CEO has also served on other Policy Governance® boards. In the course of conversation he was asked why he thinks Policy Governance loses traction...
by Eric Phinney | Oct 9, 2018 | Eric Phinney
Three weeks ago my wife Val and I set out to sail down the eastern seaboard to the Bahamas for the winter. I have just retired after 30 years as a pastor in the Anglican Church. There was much planning for this epic voyage. It began in 2011 when I first purchased...
by Richard Stringham | Oct 2, 2018 | Richard Stringham
During my years as a university student, a friend and I took up scuba diving. On one dive, I found that I was a bit more congested than I had realized and had difficulty equalizing the pressure in my ears. We fastidiously observed the rule to never dive alone and, not...
by Paul Zilz | Jun 5, 2018 | Paul Zilz
Is your board continuously improving its capacity and ability to govern well? Your organization exists to make a real difference in the lives of those it serves. More to the point, a well-governed organization ensures 1) those benefits intended to be received by those...