With Gratitude As 2022 Closes

And so ends my first year in business helping universities and other organizations improve their governance. The purpose of this blog is to thank you, my colleagues and clients, for your trust and support.  I am grateful for the privilege of working with all of you...

Time to Get Excited About Your University’s Policy Framework

Hey University Boards – It’s time to get excited about (or at least focused on) your university’s policy framework As this blog is being written while I’m on a flight, I’ll use the following analogy: In this analogy, I am travelling on an independent airline and they...

Governance Professionals Foster Board Independence and Effectiveness

In a survey I conducted of Canadian university governance professionals in 2021, 65% of those responding agreed that if their roles were better understood and valued, they could make more of a contribution to effective governance of their institutions.  The survey was...