Carver Policy Governance Guide, Adjacent Leadership Roles

John Carver is internationally known as the creator of the breakthrough in board leadership called the Policy Governance model and is the best-selling author of Boards ThatMake a Difference (1990, 1997, 2006). He is co-editor (with his wife, Miriam Carver) of the bimonthly periodical Board Leadership, author of over 180 articles published in nine countries, and author or co-author of six books. For over thirty years, he has worked internationally with governing boards, his principal practice being in the United States and Canada. Dr. Carver is an editorial review board member of Corporate Governance: An International Review, adjunct professor in the University of Georgia Institute for Nonprofit Organizations, and formerly adjunct professor in York University’s Schulich School of Business. Miriam Carver is a Policy Governance author and consultant. She has authored or co-authored over forty articles on the Policy Governance model and co-authored three books, including Reinventing Your Board and The Board Member’s Playbook. She has worked with the boards of nonprofit, corporate, governmental, and cooperative organizations on four continents. Ms. Carver is the co-editor of the bimonthly periodical Board Leadership and, with John Carver, trains consultants in the theory and implementation of Policy Governance in the Policy Governance Academy.

• Policy Governance in a Nutshell 1Empowering Parallel Leaders: CGO and CEO 4The CGO: Guardian of the Board’s Job 10The Board’s Job Products 12The Board’s Job Process 14The CEO: Guarantor of Achievement 19The CEO’s Work Product: So What Does the CEO Accomplish? 22The CEO’s Work Process: So What Does the CEO Actually Do? 23Avoidable Traps in the Board-CEO Relationship 27Conclusion 32