Getting Started With Policy Governance: Bringing Purpose, Integrity and Efficiency to Your Board's Work (J-B Carver Board Governance Series)

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

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

"Fans of John Carver s renowned Policy Governance model need hands-on tools for making it work in the day-to-day operations of their organizations. In the Policy Governance Fieldbook, Oliver explored eleven organizations that implemented Policy Governance. Now, she has gathered the most important lessons from these organizations and others and has developed tools and resources to help organizations succeed in using Policy Governance. Hands-on tools take readers step-by-step through the challenges of making the model work, from orienting readers to the benefits of the model, to putting it into place."--Jacket Fans of John Carver's renowned Policy Governance model need hands-on tools for making it work in the day-to-day operations of their organizations. In the Policy Governance Fieldbook (0-7879-4366-5), Oliver explored eleven organizations that implemented Policy Governance.