rEvolutionary Governance Blog
The Ideal Rules of Engagement for Board and Staff
Challenges in board of directors/staff relationship generally arise from three types of board engagement: disengaged, over-engaged, or engaged in the wrong way. Let’s look at each area, then explore key strategies for overcoming the challenges presented. Disengaged...
3 Strategies to Overcome Board Dysfunction
A board has little hope of providing effective governance, let alone visionary and strategic leadership, if it’s still held back by some basic sources of dysfunction. The key to overcoming dysfunction and optimizing function is to first identify the source of the...
3 Strategies for Handling a Divisive Board Member
The most effective answer to the question: “What do we do with a divisive board of directors member?” is not to have to ask it in the first place. In reality, the three strategies – prevention, containment and removal – should be pursued in that order. Try to prevent first, then contain if you can’t prevent, and only remove if you can’t contain.
How Healthy is Your Board of Directors?
Understanding the health of any volunteer leadership team is challenging. This is especially true when it comes to your association’s Board of Directors. Often, we’re quick to blame it on an individual’s temperament or actions, but at closer examination, many other...
How to Spot the Top Indicators of Board of Directors’ Dysfunction
In my last post, How Healthy is Your Board?, I discussed the four domains that drive how board members show up and contribute given the cultural, structural, individual and strategic orientation of an association. If your goal is to help your board move from one that...