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		<title>The Impact of Board Decisions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 20:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The question of insider trading at Berkshire points out the need for boards to take their leadership role seriously; not to succumb to the temptation to actively or passively ratify senior management actions or decisions without considering their impact. J. Robert Brown Jr.’s comments highlight the importance of boards having appropriate policies, routinely enforcing them, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=boardgovernance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2310424&amp;post=574&amp;subd=boardgovernance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Board Member Qualifications</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a recent Canadian farm organization conference, a board member shared that a key to the effectiveness of his organization’s board is its practice of clearly defining board member expectations and holding board members accountable to fulfilling them. He suggested that it is very important for a board of directors to indicate the knowledge, skills, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=boardgovernance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2310424&amp;post=565&amp;subd=boardgovernance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Board’s Role in Selecting a New CEO</title>
		<link>http://boardgovernance.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/the-board%e2%80%99s-role-in-selecting-a-new-ceo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When an organization’s CEO leaves, it is the board’s responsibility to select a quality replacement. How the board engages in this selection process varies greatly. Some boards review all the applications. Others establish a selection committee to short list the best candidates. Yet others engage an outside third party to assist with the process. In [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=boardgovernance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2310424&amp;post=548&amp;subd=boardgovernance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Board Policies: Firm or Flexible?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>buddg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are board policies firm rules or flexible guidelines? I have worked with some boards who enforce their policies consistently and with other boards who permit exceptions to their policies under various circumstances. What is the impact of each approach? At a recent board development workshop for directors of cooperatives they shared some examples of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=boardgovernance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2310424&amp;post=542&amp;subd=boardgovernance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Feedback Equips Servant Leaders</title>
		<link>http://boardgovernance.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/feedback-equips-servant-leaders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>buddg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although annual performance reviews are considered a best practice for employees, few board members receive such a gift. Due to the potential for discord many board members are uncomfortable confronting a peer with concerns. However, regular performance feedback is sincerely appreciated by leaders who wish to serve their organizations. Let’s consider the upside to board [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=boardgovernance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2310424&amp;post=538&amp;subd=boardgovernance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stellar Board Performance</title>
		<link>http://boardgovernance.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/stellar-board-performance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>buddg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During January many organizations are preparing for a successful year by reflecting on last year’s results and developing plans for an even better year ahead. It is a great time for boards to consider the coming months. To this end, STRIVE!’s GEM Assessment™ for Boards can be a valuable tool in a board’s toolbox. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=boardgovernance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2310424&amp;post=534&amp;subd=boardgovernance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Board Members Between Board Meetings</title>
		<link>http://boardgovernance.wordpress.com/2010/12/15/board-members-between-board-meetings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>buddg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is easy for busy board members to focus on their other priorities between board meetings. After all, the urgent matters of their primary jobs are placed before them daily. Can’t they just delegate ongoing business related to their board position to the full-time CEO? Certainly, delegation of operations to the CEO is the best [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=boardgovernance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2310424&amp;post=529&amp;subd=boardgovernance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is Representation on a Board?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some organizations still operate under the burden of a huge board. It is amazing to me the number of membership organizations that have 40 to 100 directors so that all the interest groups or regions across the country can be represented during board meetings. Such meetings tend to be classic illustrations of the 80/20 rule. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=boardgovernance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2310424&amp;post=525&amp;subd=boardgovernance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Chair’s Role&#8211;Between Board Meetings!</title>
		<link>http://boardgovernance.wordpress.com/2010/12/10/the-chair%e2%80%99s-role-between-board-meetings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>buddg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great board chairs, like all organizational leaders, have ongoing responsibilities. They play important roles between board meetings: they facilitate meaningful board engagement, ensure owner communication, and dialogue with the CEO. Engaging board members includes building relationships to enhance board meeting discussion. This increases the level of trust among board members and sets the stage for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=boardgovernance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2310424&amp;post=518&amp;subd=boardgovernance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Engaging Board Members During Board Meetings</title>
		<link>http://boardgovernance.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/engaging-board-members-during-board-meetings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An organization&#8217;s by-laws state the size of its board. By this, the owners are indicating how many different perspectives they believe are needed to make quality decisions. During the typical board meeting in which most of the contributions come from just a few of the board members, the owners are not being served as they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=boardgovernance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2310424&amp;post=515&amp;subd=boardgovernance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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