Most heads and chairs of nonprofits generally recognize that they should retain outside assistance when the board needs to learn or review the principles of good […]

Unfortunately, while some schools have little time for a carefully planned search due to the recent firing or resignation of a head/director, other schools have too […]

There is an important governance rule: Support your head firmly OR let the head go, in the most supportive way possible under whatever circumstances the need […]

Recently, a client sent this Consultant the following note. “Gentlemen: Over the last several days, we have learned that certain “concerned” members have organized a group […]

Recently, the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, led by the Chair (Rector), fired the President of the University. President Teresa Sullivan had been in office […]

This consultant has spoken on many occasions worldwide on the importance of the head/chair partnership. Close to 80% of all governance crises result from a rocky […]

Everyone involved in the work of schools wants to know that a thoughtful, considerate, wise, energetic and caring chair (or rarely, co chairs) is at the […]

In Mandarin, “Ji-huey” means BOTH Crisis and Opportunity. That is a good “handle” to think about board governance issues in independent and international schools One Board […]

We frequently look at and learn from a range of governance patterns and behaviors that characterize certain independent school boards. Let us give these behaviors a […]