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Organizations often invest tons of effort in recruiting new board members but gloss over orientation. Given recruitment generally occurs year-round – directors come onto a board while it’s in state of play. You don’t want to lose board meeting productivity every time a new recruit arrives. A little time spent onboarding new members, can pay off quickly in how effectively directors contribute in their first year. Before new directors attend their first

Interview with Institute on Governance executives Barry Christoff and Laura Edgar There are a wide range of indigenous organizations with boards – from community based enterprises and health authorities to regional and national organizations (such as Friendship Centres). Some of these are independent, not for profit or private organizations; some are creations of First Nation governments, while others are provincially or nationally mandated. There is also a range of political organizations with

Aprio’s founder and board director, John Kidder, joins us for this guest post. I’m retired now but every time I pull out a suitcase I get board meeting travel flashbacks. Talking to directors in airports, it seems the drill hasn’t yet changed much, at least not yet. Here’s the day-in-the-life that I remember… It’s 5:30 a.m. in Vancouver, pouring rain outside, and I’m racing to prep for travel across the country to

With our thanks, we share this rebroadcast of an earlier article by respected board governance advisor John T. Dinner.  Board effectiveness inextricably linked to board leadership A board’s overall effectiveness can often be linked directly to the quality of board leadership and the ability of the board chair to focus and leverage the directors’ collective efforts. As such, the role and influence of the board chair on any board’s success cannot be