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Trust among board members doesn’t happen automatically. CEOs need to cultivate it by nurturing relationships, identifying board champions, and recognizing the risk factors for dysfunction.
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This AGI micro-credential course is designed for executives, board members, and staff seeking to gain a better understanding of association governance
RegisterThe Association Governance Institute is the comprehensive destination on association governance designed to promote excellence. AGI serves CEOs, boards and staff involved in governance and includes education, research, benchmarking, articles, tools and templates, and peer communities.
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Associations that plan for executive succession can identify roles and responsibilities needed to ensure a smooth transition. The planning process should include your…
In a pair of recent cases, the Federal Trade Commission determined that two associations’ codes of ethics restrained competition in their professions. Associations…
To manage a board of directors well, every CEO needs core skills that cover everything from setting strategy to facilitating conversation. They take…
ASAE’s Executive Compensation Study is an executive compensation benchmarking practice using innovative tools, industry insight and predictive data to provide boards of directors…
While each association is unique and each board has a different culture, successful board chairs are those who can effectively lead, facilitate, participate,…
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Board Self Assessment Tool
This assessment enables the association leadership to identify gaps between current performance and expected or hoped-for performance
CEO Assessment Tool
This survey tool that enables the board to meet its annual responsibility to evaluate the chief executive’s performance over the past year and mutually agree on priorities for the future.
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