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Pursuing Board Chair Excellence
Great governance rarely happens without a great board chair. Yet too often, insufficient attention is paid to ensuring that chairs are well suited for this critical role. Lessons about this important issue can be learned from the stories of four boards: two that did not handle board leadership preparation well, and two that are heading in the right direction.
Sample Statement of the Roles and Responsibilities of the Board
Board and Committee Charters
Purpose: To ensure that members of the board have a common understanding of the role of governance, the board has adopted this Statement of the Roles and Responsibilities of the Board.
Sample Board Orientation Manual Index
Trustee Articles
Note:The following is intended to be an example that boards should adapt to meet their individual needs.
Provider-sponsored health plans: Are you ready to take on (more) risk?
Trustee talking points
Provider-sponsored health plans offer a good way for hospitals and health systems to take on risk as they move toward value-base care.
What are Hospital and Health System Boards Facing in 2022?
I recently spoke with William (Bill) Menner about some of the challenges that hospital and health system boards are experiencing.
New Board Member Orientation Manual
Checklists
A Board Orientation Manual reinforces information provided during orientation seminars. Consider these items in custom-designing an orientation manual for your board.
Creating the Right Boardroom Conversations
Checklists
Establishing well-organized and consistent governance processes and procedures enables the board to be most productive, and ensures that its time is allocated to the most critical topics. Agendas should reflect the most important strategic issues and priorities, and make efficient use of trustees’ valuable and limited time; meetings should be designed to maximize trustees’ ability to engage in critical dialogue; and committees and task forces should be used to enable the board to focus time on high-level strategic discussion.