Getting Started with Policy Governance

In this newest book on the Policy Governance approach to board leadership created by John Carver, Caroline Oliver gives readers practical, hands-on tools for getting the most from the system in the day-to-day operation of their boards. In the Policy Governance Fieldbook, Oliver explored the experience of 11 organizations that succeeded and failed in using Policy Governance. Now, she has drawn upon the most important lessons from that experience as well as her experience in helping many more organizations along the Policy Governance road to governing excellence.  The result is a wealth of tools and resources for helping readers to: Decide if Policy Governance is right for them Identify and link with owners Develop means policies Create Ends policies Monitor Policies Run meetings Evaluate Plan for the future

List of Tools vii Foreword ix John Carver Author’s Note xvii Acknowledgments xix About the Author xxi About This Book xxiii 1 Exploring Policy Governance 1 2 Choosing Policy Governance—or Not! 13 3 Knowing Who Owns Your Organization 41 4 Understanding the Policy in Policy Governance 69 5 What Does Your Ownership Want? Creating Ends Policies 89 6 How Can You Govern How Your Ends Are Achieved? 113 Creating Means Policies 7 How Can You Keep Your Board Accountable? Monitoring 137 Your Policies 8 Embarking on Policy Governance 165 Policy Governance Resources 205 References 213 Index 217