“Good to Great” Governance Support: 2019 Areas for Focus
“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
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...
To Be or Not to Be: The Future of Subsidiary Hospital Boards
To Be or Not to Be: The Future of Subsidiary Hospital Boards “I know our system needs to be agile. But sometimes I feel that our governance model slows us down; it is cumbersome, often requiring us to make the same presentation to a seemingly endless number of...
The Board’s Role in Transformation
The Board’s Role in Transformation Adopting the “tight-loose-tight” approach will help clarify the role of governance. The Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. venture. Mergers. Population health. Retail medicine. Consumerism. Silicon Valley disruptors....
Worksheet: Committee Reporting Structure
Worksheet: Committee Reporting Structure One major issue for systems to work out is communication and alignment between local board committees and the system board and committees. Below are some tips to ensure that the system and local board committees work together...
Navigating Strategic Uncertainties: The Board’s Role
Navigating Strategic Uncertainties: The Board’s Role “If you live in Florida or Louisiana, you shouldn’t spend a lot of time thinking about how likely it is that you’ll be hit by a hurricane. Rather, you should think about what would happen to your organization if it...
Aligning the Work of Your Board’s Committees with Systemwide Efforts
Aligning the Work of Your Board’s Committees with Systemwide Efforts Many subsidiary hospital boards establish and maintain committees to help the local board fulfill its duties and responsibilities. Most often, these include quality committees, governance and...
CEO Evaluations During Industry Disruption
CEO Evaluations During Industry Disruption Industry changes require updates to CEO evaluation processes. The pace of healthcare disruption often seems to exceed our ability to remain current in our governance processes. A case in point is in CEO performance...
Ten Tips to Streamline Information Flow to the Board
Ten Tips to Streamline Information Flow to the Board Increasingly, we are asked to help boards maximize the use of board members’ time in effectively stewarding the organization by running more efficient and effective board meetings. The current state of healthcare...
Worksheet: Keeping Boards Engaged Between Meetings
Worksheet: Keeping Boards Engaged Between Meetings Some boards have transitioned to quarterly meetings, although this still is not the most common approach. According to The Governance Institute’s 2015 biennial survey, 21st Century Care Delivery: Governing in the New...