Getting Started with Policy Governance: Bringing Purpose, Integrity,and Efficiency to Your Board'sWork
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In this newest book on the Policy Governance approach to board leadership created by John Carver, Caroline Oliver gives readers practical, hands-on tools for getting the most from the system in the day-to-day operation of their boards. In the Policy Governance Fieldbook, Oliver explored the experience of 11 organizations that succeeded and failed in using Policy Governance. Now, she has drawn upon the most important lessons from that experience as well as her experience in helping many more organizations along the Policy Governance road to governing excellence. The result is a wealth of tools and resources for helping readers to:
- Decide if Policy Governance is right for them
- Identify and link with owners
- Develop means policies
- Create Ends policies
- Monitor Policies
- Run meetings
- Evaluate
- Plan for the future
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Caroline Oliver is chief executive of Good to Govern Ltd. and founding chair of the International Policy Governance Association and the UK Policy Governance Association which promote and support nonprofit and for-profit boards’ use of the Policy Governance system. She is an international governance consultant with clients in the US, UK and Canada.www.goodtogovern.com
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List of Tools vii
Foreword ix
John Carver
Author's Note xvii
Acknowledgments xix
About the Author xxi
About This Book xxiii
1 Exploring Policy Governance 1
2 Choosing Policy Governance--or Not! 13
3 Knowing Who Owns Your Organization 41
4 Understanding the Policy in Policy Governance 69
5 What Does Your Ownership Want? Creating Ends Policies 89
6 How Can You Govern How Your Ends Are Achieved? Creating Means Policies 113
7 How Can You Keep Your Board Accountable? Monitoring Your Policies 137
8 Embarking on Policy Governance 165
Policy Governance Resources 205
References 213
Index 217
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"What a truly outstanding and thought-provoking book. It changed how I work with Boards overnight and forever! If we all took the advice within the pages of this book, then organizations would deliver greater value to their owners and be better places to work."—Dr. Jay Bevington, Assurance and Advisory Public Sector, Deloitte & Touche LLP
"This is a great read! Such a book is long overdue. It's comprehensive, accessible, and fills a big gap in the market."—Geraldine Peacock, former chair, The Charity Commission
