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Board Evaluation
Find answers to common questions about the AHA Board Health Check™ assessment process, security and more.
AHA Trustee Services, in collaboration with Board First Consulting, provides a structured and efficient way to understand board performance across core dimensions of effective governance.
In today’s environment it is particularly important for boards to take the time to discuss difficult issues, challenge assumptions and refuse to rely on groupthink when confronting strategic opportunities, financial challenges and quality oversight. To do this effectively, trust, candor, differing…
This article delves into the indispensable role of the governance committee and how it can supercharge a board’s overall performance, with a spotlight on the journey of one hospital striving for excellence.
New thinking can take leadership of boards much further
Conducting a board assessment is one of the most important actions that a board can take to evaluate and better understand trustee engagement and leadership effectiveness.
Investing time now in evaluating and enhancing board effectiveness can accelerate organizational results for years to come.
Most boards advance this process on an annual basis to explore issues at both the collective board level and the individual board member level to uncover specific growth opportunities. This provides insights into competencies, accomplishments and shortcomings to identify and prioritize…
Most boards use an annual self-assessment tool delivered in a paper or online format to support this process. Such tools are readily available from a variety of professional associations, consulting firms and other resources.