Preserving Critical Board Functions during the COVID-19 Crisis he healthcare industry is facing levels of disruption and uncertainty that most leaders have never experienced. Top revenue-generating activities have been suspended, those on the frontlines are challenged...
Enhancing Communication Between the Board and Management Chances are that you’ve heard the advice many times before: “a key to any relationship is good communication.” In a hospital or health system, the relationship between the board and management is no exception....
Is It Time to Update Your Governance Authorities Matrix? The single most frequent governance question I am asked by health system leaders is “how can we help our board members better understand their roles and responsibilities?” According to The Governance Institute’s...
Supporting Transformation: Clarifying the Roles of Governance and Management › Download the full PDF article The Governance Institute, BoardRoom Press, Advisors’ Corner – December 2018Marian C. Jennings, President – M. Jennings Consulting, Inc.› Download...
“Good to Great” Governance Support: 2019 Areas for Focus Jim Collins, the well-known author of the iconic management study Good to Great, uncovered the key to highly successful companies: “There was no miracle moment. Instead, a down-to-earth, pragmatic,...
Restoring Governance Alignment within a Health System There are two great forces in the universe: momentum and inertia. Momentum causes difficulty in changing the direction and speed of an object once in motion. Inertia causes difficulty in starting motion of an...