20 Essential Questions Directors of Not-For-Profit Organizations Should Ask About Strategy

by Dr. Chris Bart

Overview

What is the responsibility of not-for-profit boards for their organization’s strategy…and what should it be?

The monograph 20 Essential Questions Directors of Not-for-profit Organizations Should Ask About Strategy is a concise, easy-to-read discussion on the role that directors play in performing one of their most important functions – helping to set the strategic direction of the organization. The monograph offers an indispensable action plan for directors who wish to constructively engage their management in strategic thinking and decision-making but not infringe on management’s fundamental responsibilities.

The 20 essential questions offer guidance to not-for-profit directors on frameworks, processes and outcomes in order both to provide them with insight and to stimulate discussion on their organization’s strategy.

They are questions for which the answers should be known by every not-for-profit director.

For each question, a brief commentary is also provided which is intended to help directors critically assess the answers they are given and for digging deeper if necessary.

Highly readable; takes just 1 hour to read!
Implementation capability: Immediate

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014672870
Publisher:	Bart & Company Inc.
Publication date:	07/05/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	56
File size:	605 KB

About the Author

Dr. Chris Bart is the world’s leading authority on organizational mission and vision statements. He is the Founder, Principal and Lead Professor of The Directors College at McMaster University, Canada’s first university accredited corporate director certification program. Dr. Bart is also the author of the Canadian business #1 best seller (2010), “A Tale of Two Employees and the Person Who Wanted to Lead Them” as well as the widely acclaimed CICA publication “20 Questions Directors Should Ask About Strategy”.

Through his pioneering research and teachings, Dr. Bart has become highly sought after by organizations seeking to develop vision and mission statements that get results. His practical approach for bringing mission statements to life has inspired business leaders and audiences around the world.

As a Professor of Strategic Market Leadership (Strategy and Governance) at McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business, Dr. Bart has published over 100 articles, cases and reviews.

Over the years, Dr. Bart has been invited to lecture at numerous institutions throughout the world. He is also the recipient of multiple awards and honors for his contributions to the fields of strategy and governance – including being named a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, Canada. He is listed in Canadian Who’s Who.