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Board Governance: 8 Premises of the Decision Making Model

Sep 17, 2013 | Executive Leadership and Board Governance

There are 8 Premises of the DecisionMaking Model of Governance

GDP CONSULTING DECISION MAKING MODEL OF GOVERNANCE DIAGRAM

These are outlined in the table below.

1. Who does work

 Board, in collaboration with all owners, creates the circumstances necessary to achieve the agreed upon vision and mission.

Board governs and staff do the operational work.

 

2. Who governs

 All stakeholders via the board members.

This includes strategic planning, clarifying the mandate and lines of business, negotiating outcomes, overseeing finances and risk, developing policy and monitoring progress and evaluating personal, the board’s and the organization’s success.

 

3. Level of Staffing

 Has a CEO and many staff.

 

4. Decision-Making

 Majority rule after the opinions of all persons have been sought. Members are expected to represent all stakeholders and know who will benefit and who will be marginalized.

 

5. Policy Areas
  1. Board processes
  2. Roles and responsibilities of the board, its members and the CEO
  3. Well-being outcomes desired for the lines of business
  4. Evaluation processes
  5. Fiscal oversight
  6. Planning
  7. Risk (governance of)
  8. Representation
  9. Accountability

6. Accountability

 Accountability is seen as

  • including the moral and legal owners in a participative manner;
  • designing program and policy strategies around negotiated settlements;
  • answering for assigned responsibilities; and
  • being transparent in all activities, unless there is a legal reason prohibiting such action.

 

7. Representation

 The board represents the moral and the legal owners and values personal experiences and field-specific expertise equally. 

8. Evaluation

 Evaluation of the

  • board as a whole,
  • each board member and
  • CEO

 

The DecisionMaking Model of Governance was developed in 2006 by Brenda Kelleher-Flight of GDP Consulting Inc after 6 years of research with boards.



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