LESSON THREE: Governance and Leadership

I have posted a video lecture for this class, along with a special mini-assignment (located in the last frame of the video), by Monday, June 26th. You will have all week to watch it, and to respond to the mini-assignment.

LINK TO THE VIDEO PRESENTATION

LESSON THREE: REQUIRED READINGS

Jim Collins, Good To Great and the Social Sectors (2005)

“The Leadership Styles of Women and Men,”  Alice Eagley and Mary C. Johannesen, Journal of Social Issues, Vol 57, No 4 (2001), pp. 781-797

Fisman, Raymond; Khurana, Rakesh; Martenson, Edward. (2009). Mission Driven Governance. Stanford Social Innovation Review. Vol. 7 (Summer), pp. 36-43.

Sonnenfeld, JA, What Makes Great Boards Great – Harvard Business Review, (Sept 2002), 106-113

LESSON THREE:  PROMPT QUESTIONS

  • What is the role of a non-profit board? Are Boards important to the health of a non-profit in today’s day and age or has the sector outgrown the need for traditional governance structures?
  • How hands-on should the Board be? What are pros and cons of an activist Board?
  • What is the difference between governance and leadership? How is the role of the CEO different from that of the Board?
  • What does it mean it mean to be a good leader? How should the CEO and Board share leadership of the organization?
  • How to traditional leadership principals apply to organizations structured in a non-traditional way, such as grassroots organizing organizations or cooperatives?

LESSON THREE: RECOMMENDED READINGS

Ellis Carter (October 5, 2009): Top 15 Non-profit Board Governance Mistakes (From a Legal Perspective). Charity Law Blogger:  http://charitylawyerblog.com/2009/10/05/top-15-non-profit-board-governance-mistakes-from-a-legal-perspective/

Assembly Passes Bill to Overhaul Outdated and Burdensome Regulations That Hinder the Work of Nonprofit Corporations,  http://assembly.state.ny.us/Press/20130621d/

Taylor, Kate (2012) Gay Rights Group Fires Chief, Central in Marriage Fight. New York Times, March 6,  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/nyregion/new-yorks-marriage-battle-won-gay-rights-group-fires-its-director.html

“The Talent Myth: A Smart People Overrated,” Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker (Available at: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2002/07/22/020722fa_fact)

Case Study- Debate Over Exhibit: The Debate Over a Gay Photo Exhibit in a Madison School

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