Partners in Policy Governance

The Board must act as a single entity.  To achieve this, the board members must learn to think together.  This requires group responsibility. The ultimate in group responsibility calls for the board members to act as a collective, rather than a collection of individuals.

Creating this collective authority is a bear! Working through issues to ensure that all of the board members are contributing and that the group arrives at a mutual conclusion is a tricky process.  There are many group dynamics that hinder the group’s thinking together. To do Policy Governance well, the board must pay attention to its group dynamics and group process. There are many techniques that a board can use to achieve group responsibility for keeping itself on track.

Here are a few of the Group Responsibility topics you may be looking for:

• How to discuss things that really matter
• How to reach shared wisdom
• How to deal with a violation of your own policies by a member
• How to help the board stay on track