A Carver Policy Governance Guide, Volume 5, Revised and Updated, Evaluating CEO and Board Performance E-Book

John Carver

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Serie: J-B Carver Board Governance Series
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 54

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2009

Beschreibung

The Carver Policy Governance Guide series includes six booklets that offer board members a description of John Carver's Policy Governance model of board leadership. Policy Governance enables a board to fulfill its accountability to its organization's "owners," whether the owners are association members, city residents, company shareholders, or a community of interest. Policy Governance addresses the board's engagement in financial, programmatic, and personnel matters; roles of officers and committees; reporting and evaluation; agendas; and other aspects of the board job. Evaluating CEO and Board Performance offers board members information on the importance of evaluation as part of a greater systematic view of governance. The guide includes principles for effectively and honestly evaluating CEO and board performance. The Policy Governance model is based on the functions rather than the structure of a governing board. It outlines commonsense principles about governing that fit together into an entire system. The practices of the Policy Governance board, which are consistent with the principles, allow it to control without meddling, focus on long-term organizational outputs, powerfully delegate to a CEO and staff, and discharge its fiduciary responsibility in a visionary, strategic manner. Because the model is a total system, the Carver Policy Governance Guide series offers boards a complete set of principles for fulfilling their various obligations.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

The Carver Policy Governance Guide Series

Praise

Title Page

Copyright Page

CARVER POLICY GOVERNANCE® GUIDE

Policy Governance in a Nutshell

Finding Out What We Don’t Know

Keeping the Focus on the Right Kind of Information

Monitoring CEO and Organizational Performance

Board Self-Evaluation

Conclusion

About the Authors

Notes

The Carver Policy Governance Guide Series

The Policy Governance Model and the Role of the Board Member

A Carver Policy Governance Guide, Revised and Updated

Ends and the Ownership

A Carver Policy Governance Guide, Revised and Updated

The Governance of Financial Management

A Carver Policy Governance Guide, Revised and Updated

Adjacent Leadership Roles: CGO and CEO

A Carver Policy Governance Guide, Revised and Updated

Evaluating CEO and Board Performance

A Carver Policy Governance Guide, Revised and Updated

Implementing Policy Governance and Staying on Track

A Carver Policy Governance Guide, Revised and Updated

Praise for the Policy Governance Model

“Reading these guides is a great way to start your journey towards excellence in governance. All the essentials are there, short but clear. And these six guides will also prove to be an excellent GPS device along the way.”

—Jan Maas, PG consultant, Harmelen, The Netherlands

“The guides are a great way to introduce busy board members to the basic principles of Policy Governance. Their bite-size approach is inviting, covering the entire model, albeit in less detail, without overwhelming the reader. They are succinct and easy to read, including practical points of application for board members. Consultants asked to recommend initial reading about the model can do no better than these guides.”

—Jannice Moore, president, The Governance Coach™, Calgary, Canada

“Boards introduced to Policy Governance quickly become hungry for information but are short on time. These guides help board members quickly absorb the key principles of the Policy Governance model. They are invaluable.”

—Sandy Brinsdon, governance consultant, Christchurch, New Zealand

“For some board leaders the governance elephant is best eaten one bite at a time. The Carver Policy Governance Guide series provides a well-seasoned morsel of understanding in a portion that is easily digested.”

—Phil Graybeal, Ed.D., Graybeal and Associates, LLC, Greer, South Carolina

“Would you or your board benefit from a quick overview of essential governance concepts from the world’s foremost experts on the topic, John and Miriam Carver? Thanks to their new six-booklet series, you can quickly familiarize or refresh yourself with the principles that make Policy Governance the most effective system of governance in existence. These booklets are the perfect solution for board members who are pressed for time but are dedicated to enhancing their own governance skills.”

—Dr. Brian L. Carpenter, CEO, National Charter Schools Institute, United States

Copyright © 2009 by John Carver and Miriam Carver.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Carver, John.

Evaluating CEO and board performance: a Carver policy governance guide / John Carver and Miriam Carver.—Rev. and updated ed.

p. cm.—(The Carver policy governance guide series)

eISBN : 978-0-470-48105-9

1. Chief executive officers. 2. Boards of directors. 3. Directors of corporations. I. Carver, Miriam Mayhew. II. Title.

HD2745.C37225 2009

658.4’2—dc22

2009003150

CARVER POLICY GOVERNANCE® GUIDE

Everyone seems to be busy. Board members read materials and crowd board and committee meetings into their personal and business lives. Staff members report to work daily, and many leave tired when it’s time to go home. Computers compute, transportation transports, and all manner of special machinery hums continuously. It all looks impressive, seems well intended, and runs as if it had a life of its own. But does all this admirable activity actually work? How do we know we aren’t all fooled by our own busyness? Is everything happening that should? Is anything happening that shouldn’t? Is the staff spending its time wisely? Are employees adequately trained? Are we paying too much for rent? Are there any off-balance sheet transactions going on? Is the board using its scarce availability well? Is it being a good employer? Is it spinning its wheels?