Trustee Articles
Health care providers must draw lessons from the core capabilities of successful companies in the internet economy.
Corporate boards, across industry sectors, are increasingly being called upon to support management as the company responds to how innovative competitors “disrupt” their existing business model. Blockbuster, Borders and ESPN are prime examples of established companies that have been pulled into the…
Hospitals and systems must understand the threats posed by market disruptors and craft specific strategies to protect their missions.
Seven techniques can help support and strengthen your board's decision-making processes.
One of the most difficult aspects of effective governance is understanding the distinction between the roles of management and the board, and how that demarcation varies among different organizations. After three decades of working for boards and serving on many myself, I have learned that…
These are exciting and challenging times for board members of not-for-profit health care organizations. The main driver of this state of affairs is a field-wide transformation that promises to result in better quality, higher value, and population health improvement. Most board members see this as…
The following is intended to be an example that boards should adapt to meet their individual needs. Effective governance depends on the right mixture of skills, experience, personal qualities and diversity among the members of the hospital board.
“No battle plan survives the first contact with the enemy,” goes a military saying, expressed in recent years by Colin Powell.
The expression is worth remembering as hospitals and health systems embrace bold strategies to participate in the industry-wide
economic shift from rewarding volume to…
New research on board structures, practices and culture in large nonprofit systems provides insight into how boards and CEOs are addressing the challenges of change — and changing the way they govern in the process. This workbook explores several themes emerging from review of system documents and…