Oliver Getting Started with Policy Governance

Bringing Purpose, Integrity and Efficiency to Your Board's Work
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-40597-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: J-B Carver Board Governance Series

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Oliver, Caroline

Weitere Mitwirkende

Carver, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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