Read Governing Excellence

IPGA’s newsletter, Governing Excellence, is now published in .pdf format four times per year, and issues are available for download here:

September 2006
June 2006
March 2006
December 2005
September 2005

Look Who’s Talking

Recent and upcoming Policy Governance presentations:

Susan Mogensen presented, Establishing a Clear Dividing Line Between Governance and Management to Ensure an Appropriate Level of Board Oversight, at the Crown Corporate Governance conference held January 21 & 22, 2008 at the Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa.
Glen Peterson is presenting Good Governance is Leadership Excellence at the Southern California Center for Nonprofit Management, 1000 N. Alameda, Los Angeles, CA 90012, on Thursday, on June 12, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Click here for more information.

If you have any upcoming speaking engagements about Policy Governance, please let us know by e-mail to info@policygovernanceassociation.org.

 

Just The Facts

Here is how you can learn more about Policy Governance®:

Download the Policy Governance Source Document (English) / Policy Governance Brondocument (Dutch) / Gouvernance par politiques: Document Source (French) / Policy Governance Documento Funente (Spanish)..
Find the answers to your questions on the Policy Governance FAQ.
Check out the Policy Governance Channel on YouTube for interviews and testimonials about Policy Governance and IPGA.
Attend IPGA's 5th annual conference, which takes place at the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort & Spa in Vail, Colorado, on May 29-31, 2008. A full-day Policy Governance orientation workshop will take place on Thursday, May 29, 2008.
Looking for a consultant? Contact IPGA for a list of individuals who have attended the Policy Governance AcademySM (advanced education in Policy Governance), and who have also demonstrated a commitment to owner-accountable, effective governance through membership in IPGA.
Read Boards That Make a Difference, John Carver On Board Leadership, Corporate Boards That Create Value or many of the other Jossey-Bass publications listed here.
Subscribe to Dr. John Carver and Miriam Carver’s leading bi-monthly governance journal, Board Leadership.
Participate in training events or seminars presented by Dr. John Carver and Miriam Carver and/or Policy Governance AcademySM graduates. The next Policy Governance AcademySM takes place September 29-October 3, 2008 in Atlanta.
Join or contact IPGA. We welcome your questions!
Don’t believe everything you read. Some website authors publish incorrect information about what Policy Governance is. Refer to the Policy Governance Source Document or published works by Dr. John Carver and Miriam Carver for accurate information about Policy Governance, and feel free to contact IPGA with any questions.

 

 

Board Stories

Pivotal issues await new school board.
A good school district leader can be hard to find.
Signing off on a bad idea: Micromanagement could backfire on O'Brien, says expert (IPGA comments, .pdf).
Exploring the Factors That Measure the Performance of Boards of Directors of NHS Foundation Trusts and the Association Between Board and Organisational Performance, a dissertation by Stuart V. Emslie, September 2007 (.pdf).
Black Trial Highlights Governance Shortcomings
US firms more open to engage with investors-study

Testimonials

Testimonials from multiple sources about the use of Policy Governance
What business leaders are saying about the book, Corporate Boards That Create Value: Governing Company Performance from the Boardroom, by Dr. John Carver and Caroline Oliver
Speech by Jeremy Booker, VP – Corporate Governance, BP plc (MS Word document)