Category Archives: responsibility

Boards, Governance and What’s At Stake

Posted on April 28, 2010 by

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been learning more than I think I want to know about the financial meltdown.  ProPublica , NPR’s Planet Money and This American Life, and PBS’s Bill Moyers have been working together and in tandem … Continue reading →

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Evaluating for Good

Posted on February 9, 2010 by

The Board Chair was concerned.  The Board, he said, was losing confidence in the Executive Director.  He spent half of our lunch telling me about erratic behaviors, missed deadlines and—most troubling—instances where the ED had kept things from the Board, … Continue reading →

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The Blame Game

Posted on November 11, 2009 by

If I can blame you for all my problems, then I don’t have to face facts or—heaven forefend—reality. Kids do that a lot. It’s not my fault, they say, as if that solved anything. But kids grow up and we … Continue reading →

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