I personally hate being late. I like to arrive early to most things, get settled, get a good seat etc. I don’t understand people who seem quite comfortable walking into meetings that have already started, disturbing people as they find their way to their seat and take off coats, open laptops etc. I personally feel […]
January often leads to introspection – another year is starting, will it be better than the past year? Will it be worse? What’s new and what is unchanged? Should we be different this year or not? When I talk about governance I am primarily dealing with non-profit organizations and the number one question should be […]
I have talked before about term limits, which is the amount of time that a board member is allowed to serve on a board. The usual best practice is three terms of three years each. Many boards have term limits. What about age limits? Presumably each group has a default minimum age limit of 18 […]
I have a decision-making framework known as ADAPT and you can apply it to your upcoming Christmas dinner. Authority – Who decides where the dinner will take place? Diligence – Do we have all the information? Who is coming? When and where is the dinner taking place? Accountability – are we ready to make the […]
Does your board have any policies about accepting gifts from clients, suppliers or others? Would now be a good time to remind everyone what the rules are? Do you have clients who drop off chocolates or flowers? Many groups have a policy that these gifts are left in the kitchen and available to everyone, rather […]