Growing the Board Series

Organizational boards are evolving to a fine balance between governance and diligence. The 7 Dial Dashboard develops the best practices of purposed calling, fidelity of the organization's identity, being guardians of the mission, strategic thinking, roles and relationships, Systems and structures, and finally stewardship and risk. Survey and a balanced scorecard framework support a pragmatic and informative intervention.

Board members are generally part-time (corporate) or volunteers (nonprofit) and require an operating framework for fulfilling their role on the board with excellence. This framework is codified through a Board Policy Manual or a Board Operations Manual (term preferred as it contains more than policies). This intervention is a comprehensive model with the Board Chair, the CEO, Governance Committee and the entire board to find agreement on a share Board Operating Manual