Policy G: Take it from Me!
Show Notes
Where to listen:
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Episode 1: That’s Why We’re Here (January 16, 2022)
- Podcast Hosts: Susan Mogensen, Rob Ludlow
- Editing and Music Composition: Sandra Mogensen
- Topics: Purpose of podcast, target audience, governance in general, Policy Governance, governance dysfunction, democracy.
- Links:
- What is Governance?
- Saving Democracy: Good Governance to the Rescue, Board Leadership article by Susan Mogensen
- Policy Governance is Much More Than Just Having Polices, blog post by Susan Mogensen
- Sponsors: The Board EXCELerator and Piano Music She Wrote
- Note: Gar Alperovitz spoke at the International Policy Governance Association (IPGA) conference in San Antonio, Texas in 2006, not in Scottsdale.
Episode 2: Checking the Cheese (January 23, 2022)
- Podcast Hosts: Susan Mogensen, Rob Ludlow
- Editing and Music Composition: Sandra Mogensen
- Topics: Policy Governance in the News, Rob goes shopping for cheese, the time Susan met an Enron board member, and tips for boards not yet using Policy Governance principles.
- Links:
- Sponsors: The Board EXCELerator and Piano Music She Wrote
Episode 3: Don’t Upset the Muffin Cart (January 30, 2022)
- Podcast Hosts: Susan Mogensen, Rob Ludlow
- Editing and Music Composition: Sandra Mogensen
- Topics: Politicians with egos, what the “one voice” principle really means, and the importance of group facilitation skills for boards.
- Links:
- Sponsors: The Board EXCELerator and Piano Music She Wrote
Episode 4: Susan Goes to Washington (February 6, 2022)
- Podcast Hosts: Susan Mogensen, Rob Ludlow
- Editing and Music Composition: Sandra Mogensen
- Topics: Efforts to broaden understanding and acceptance of Policy Governance concepts, the challenges of “Approval Syndrome,” tips for avoiding the “Mother May I?” approach to governance.
- Links:
- Sponsors: The Board EXCELerator and Piano Music She Wrote
Episode 5: Politics and Corruption (February 13, 2022)
- Podcast Hosts: Susan Mogensen, Rob Ludlow
- Editing and Music Composition: Sandra Mogensen
- Topics: Susan and Rob discuss the problem with how the phrase “it’s political,” is used, zoom in on how corruption unfolds, and outline three ways Policy Governance principles help to mitigate and/or identify corrupt activities.
- Links:
- Sponsors: The Board EXCELerator and Meeting Helpers
Episode 6: Hierarchy (February 20, 2022)
- Podcast Host: Susan Mogensen
- Editing and Music Composition: Sandra Mogensen
- Topics: Susan delves into the concept of hierarchy, and the common complaints associated with hierarchy that are resolved through the use of Policy Governance principles. The episode then wraps up with three suggestions for boards that want to foster a more collaborative atmosphere.
- References:
- Susan Mogensen, “The Ups and Downs of Hierarchy,” Board Leadership No. 91 (May-June 2007): 4, 8.
- Susan Mogensen, “Hierarchy: Necessary but Not Necessarily Evil,” Board Leadership No. 98 (July-August 2008): 1-2, 5, 8.
- John Carver, “Making Hierarchy Work: Exercising Appropriate Board Authority in the Service of Mission,” Board Leadership No. 12 (March-April 1994).
- Izzy Gesell website
- Sponsors: The Board EXCELerator and Meeting Helpers
Episode 7: The Little Black Dress (February 27, 2022)
- Podcast Host: Susan Mogensen
- Editing and Music Composition: Sandra Mogensen
- Topics: Susan shares her thoughts around the simplicity of Policy Governance, and offers up the “Policy Governance Plus” class of alternative governance models. Susan then shares some advice around the formation of an Ethics Committee of the Board, and outlines the “ORID” or Focused Conversation Method developed by the Institute for Cultural Affairs (ICA).
- Links:
- Sponsors: The Board EXCELerator and Meeting Helpers
