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Article: Fueling support for change initiatives.(STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT)(High-Impact Governing in a Nutshell: 17 Questions That Board Members and CEOs Frequently Ask)(Excerpt)
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- Association Management
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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"A board can make a powerful contribution to implementing strategic change by playing two related but distinct roles," says Doug Eadie in his book High-Impact Governing in a Nutshell: 17 Questions That Board Members and CEOs Frequently Ask (2004, ASAE). Following is an excerpt from the book that describes these two roles:
In the first place, standing back from the fray, board members can provide support to the [chief executive officer], who is basically responsible for making sure that strategic change initiatives are carried out. But when the change initiatives relate to the governing function itself--the board's role, structure, or process--the board must play ...