Getting Started with Policy Governance
Bringing Purpose, Integrity and Efficiency to Your Board's Work
Published on 9. February 2009
256 pages
978-0-470-48113-4 (ISBN)
Description
In this newest book on the Policy Governance approach to boardleadership created by John Carver, Caroline Oliver gives readerspractical, hands-on tools for getting the most from the system inthe day-to-day operation of their boards. In the PolicyGovernance Fieldbook, Oliver explored the experience of 11organizations that succeeded and failed in using Policy Governance.Now, she has drawn upon the most important lessons from thatexperience as well as her experience in helping many moreorganizations along the Policy Governance road to governingexcellence. The result is a wealth of tools and resources forhelping 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
Reviews / Votes
"What a truly outstanding and thought-provoking book. It changedhow I work with Boards overnight and forever! If we all took theadvice within the pages of this book, then organizations woulddeliver greater value to their owners and be better places towork."--Dr. Jay Bevington, Assurance andAdvisory Public Sector, Deloitte & Touche LLP "This is a great read! Such a book is long overdue. It'scomprehensive, accessible, and fills a big gap in themarket."--Geraldine Peacock, former chair, The CharityCommissionMore details
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Caroline Oliver
Getting Started with Policy Governance
Bringing Purpose, Integrity and Efficiency to Your Board's Work
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Persons
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
Content
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
