Board Development

By focusing on philanthropy, hospitals reinforce their identity as mission-driven organizations that exist to serve—not profit from—their communities.
Rounding allows hospital board members opportunities to interact with hospital employees and medical staff members.
The AHA triennial survey of health care boards reveals the exponential growth in the number of boards that provide cash compensation to their members.
Hospitals and health systems must reduce burnout, improve engagement and cultivate a partnership with their physicians.
As the board and CEO, along with potential candidates, engage in chair succession planning, there are four key considerations to ensure a smooth transition and maximize the new board leader’s term.
Rationale for board board chair evaluation, and the step by step process for establishing an effective and productive board chair evaluation process.
Making coaching available to an incoming board chair can build the chair's capacity to lead the board effectively.
Getting the board development cycle right means planning carefully, executing consistently, and evaluating your efforts candidly.
A successful governance education process requires commitment, collaboration and consensus. This resource serves as an outline of how a board of trustees may design a process that will ensure optimum development of leadership knowledge and effectiveness.
Despite the importance of the role, many boards do not give selection and preparation of the board chair the attention they should. In a recent survey by The Governance Institute, 64% of boards said they had established an explicit process for selection of the board chair but these processes often…