Many of the conflicts that occur between people and teams within organizations stem from a lack of clarify about who’s doing what – and ultimately who decides what. We’ve written previously about the importance of consulting and informing prior to making a decision. But equally important is the structural clarity of governance – namely, who …
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There are, of course, many ways for a CEO to get in trouble with their boards. My aim in this article is to shine a light on a particular aspect of a CEO’s life – when and how to consult with their board before making decisions. We recently worked through this issue with the CEO …
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Our firm helps organizations of all kinds improve their governance – corporations, non-profits, public agencies. One of the keys to a healthy relationship is unity of control. Unity of control is the idea that it is the Board of Directors as a body that makes decisions for the organization – not individual Board members. It …
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Our firm helps organizations of all kinds improve their governance – corporations, non-profits, and public agencies. We typically start with interviews to gain insights into the current ways the organization makes decisions. We then facilitate improvements, typically by sharing examples of effective practices, discussing the pros and cons of different approaches, and building consensus on …
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Public Agency Boards of Directors: Going from Good to Great One area of consulting that our firm specializes in is governance, specifically Board governance for large public agencies. The work we’ve done in this area has been groundbreaking – resulting in much clearer definitions of what the Board does and doesn’t do and stronger alignment …
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We work with many different boards of directors in many different types of organizations. Our mission is always to improve board governance and effectiveness. One question keeps coming up: How do you hold dysfunctional board members accountable? When board members bad mouth staff, or disrupt meetings, or stray outside their lane into operational matters, what …
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Diversity, inclusion, equity, transparency, cybersecurity, digital transformation—as the list of Board issues continues to rise, the importance of good governance fundamentals cannot be overlooked. In my experience working with non-profit boards for more than 25 years, there are five best practices of high-performing boards that should be at the core of every Board’s understanding. Download …
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During this time, as everyone is sheltering in place and focusing on friends and family, we at LRI are doing the same. FaceTime and Zoom are helping us to keep in touch. And for those of us who have leadership responsibilities, as elected or appointed government officials, we must also stay focused on our mission …
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The New York Times had interesting article recently about an essay by a former corporate lawyer named Jamie Gamble. Gamble has been exposed to the inner sanctums of some of America’s most prominent corporations.
Several new clients have contacted us in the past few weeks looking for help with their Boards. Here are the problems that they talked about.
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