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138. Advancing a Church Board’s Performance — the Chair as Coach
In the midst of the summer Olympics we see many diverse examples of coaching. Despite natural ability, hours of training, and countless competitions athletes still need coaches to help them excel! It is the rare person who can see their … (read the rest)
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137. Keeping the Primary Leaders Honest — A Board’s Opportunity
It seems as if a day cannot pass without some new scandalous revelation about corporate leadership or governance behaviour. While lapses in the ethical practices of church leaders do not always receive the same press, they happen almost as regularly, … (read the rest)
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Tagged chairpersons and unethical leadership activity, ethics in nonprofit leadership, nonprofit church boards and leadership accountability
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136. Board Chairs — The Dangers of Being Too Passive.
In blog #134 I reflected on the problems an aggressive, controlling chairperson inflicts upon a church board. Conversely, a laid-back, timid, uncertain, passive chairperson will also lead to a dysfunctional church board. There are times in the life of a … (read the rest)
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135. Church Board Chairs — Observations re “The Report Regarding the University of Pennsylvania State University”
Most are aware of the unfortunate events surrounding the Pennsylvania State University former employee, Gerald Sandusky. Recently Judge Louis Freeh made public his report into the “the facts and circumstances of the actions of The Pennsylvania State University surrounding” this … (read the rest)
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134. Board Chairs — The Dangers of Being Too Controlling
Frequently those who study governance assert that the role of the chairperson is to serve the board. But once this is said, the verb “serve” has to be defined and given some clothes to wear. This creates a challenge that … (read the rest)
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