Articles
Board Culture, Board Meetings
Deliberate Decision-making and the Effective Board
By JoAnn McNutt
High performing boards learn how to make decisions at the right time using the right processes.
Board Structure, Board Infrastructure
Is It Time to Refresh Your Bylaws?
Up-to-date, clearly written and concisely constructed bylaws can support oversight of current performance and enable an organization to nimbly confront challenges to its viability.
Board Support, Board Infrastructure
Supporting High-Performing Boards: Dedicated Governance Leadership
Presenter Luanne R. Stout addresses these and other questions to help determine the level of governance leadership your organization needs to build and sustain high-performing boards. In this webinar Stout outlines the components of a well-designed plan for governance, the roles of governance leaders and the knowledge and skills required at increasing levels of governance responsibility. She discusses factors boards and organizations should consider in determining the type and level of governance leadership they need. She also suggests questions to consider in making this determination in today’s dynamic, high-stakes health care governance environment.
Governance Effectiveness, Strategic Planning, Workforce
Board support: Is it time for dedicated governance leadership?
Trustee talking points
- As hospitals and health systems grow increasingly complex, they are increasingly creating dedicated support staff for their boards.
- Full-time governance leaders can devote themselves to serving and advancing board work and a governance program.
- There is no one-size-fits-all approach to the numbers, responsibilities and titles of governance support staff and leaders.
- A governance leader's qualifications should include interpersonal skills, the appropriate education and a desire to stay on top of the health care field.
Board Support, Board Infrastructure
Supporting High-Performing Boards: Is It Time for Dedicated Governance Leadership?
Some 66 percent of U.S. hospitals are now part of health systems, according to 2016 survey data from the American Hospital Association. As systems continue to grow in scope and complexity, their governance often follows suit.