Getting Started with Policy Governance
Bringing Purpose, Integrity and Efficiency to Your Board's Work
J-B Carver Board Governance Series
1. Edition January 2009
256 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
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
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
how I work with Boards overnight and forever! If we all took the
advice within the pages of this book, then organizations would
deliver greater value to their owners and be better places to
work."--Dr. Jay Bevington, Assurance and
Advisory Public Sector, Deloitte & Touche LLP
"This is a great read! Such a book is long overdue. It's
comprehensive, accessible, and fills a big gap in the
market."--Geraldine Peacock, former chair, The Charity
Commission
