Presented by Jim Goenner at the National Charter Schools Conference 2013

1. GOVERNING FOR GREATNESS
2013 National Alliance Conference
DR. JAMES N. GOENNER | JULY 2, 2013

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RELATIONSHIPS
“People don’t care how much
you know until they know
how much you care.”

3. Goals for Session
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Define Governance & Greatness
Challenge Paradigms & Review Timeless Principles
Encourage the Heart
Answer Questions and Have Fun!
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ATTITUDE
“Your attitude and your
potential go hand in hand.”

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“To ensure, usually on behalf of others, that
an organization achieves what it should
achieve while avoiding those behaviors and
situations that should be avoided.”
Dr. John Carver
Boards that Make a Difference
Purpose of Governance

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“There is one thing all boards have in
common, regardless of their legal position
… they do not function.”
Peter Drucker
Framing the Problem

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“Trustees are often little more than high-
powered, well-intentioned people engaged
in low-level activities.”
Chait, Holland and Taylor
Framing the Problem

8. Three Key Board Challenges
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Dysfunctional Group Dynamics
Disengaged Board Members
Uncertainty About Roles and Responsibilities
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Problem Boards or Board Problem?
The Nonprofit Quarterly, Summer 2003

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Typical Prescription for
Fixing Boards
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Information & Training
Will more information &
training cure your board
problems?
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Shifting the Paradigm
“The call and need of a new era is for greatness.
It’s for fulfillment, passionate execution and significant
contribution.”
Dr. Stephen Covey
The 8th Habit
Answer

11. The Ideal Board
• Knows who it works for
• Requires the organization to
be effective & efficient
• Uses its power to empower,
not strangle
• Is unafraid to judge, but does
so fairly
• Holds delegatees accountable
• Disciplined in its role and
behaviors and those of its
individual members
• The highest authority in the
organization
• Predictable & trustworthy
Dr. John & Miriam Carver
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12. Superior Performance
Distinctive Impact
Lasting Endurance
What is Greatness?

13. Collins: A Framework for Greatness
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OUTPUT RESULTS
STAGE 1: DISCIPLINED PEOPLE
INPUT PRINCIPLES
Level 5 Leadership
First Who, Then What
STAGE 2: DISCIPLINED THOUGHT
Confront the Brutal Facts
The Hedgehog Concept
STAGE 3: DISCIPLINED ACTION
Culture of Discipline
The Flywheel
STAGE 4:
BUILDING GREATNESS TO LAST
Culture of Discipline
The Flywheel
DELIVERS SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE
RELATIVE TO ITS MISSION
MAKES A DISTINCTIVE IMPACT
ON THE COMMUNITIES IT TOUCHES
ACHIEVES LASTING ENDURANCE
BEYOND ANY LEADER, IDEA OR SETBACK

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Collins: The Hedgehog Principle

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Level 5 Leadership Pyramid

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Honest
The Most Consistently Admired
Characteristics of Leaders
Forward-Looking
Competent
Inspiring

17. Covey’s 7 Habits & the 8th Habit
1. Be proactive
2. Begin with the end in mind
3. Put first things first
4. Think win/win
5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood
6. Synergize
7. Sharpen the saw
8. Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs
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The Leadership Challenge
5 Practices of Exemplary Leaders
Model the Way
Inspire a Shared Vision
Challenge the Process
Enable Others to Act
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Encourage the Heart5

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The Flywheel

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Achieving Breakthrough

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Governing Wisely
“Wisdom is the beneficial use of knowledge;
wisdom is information and knowledge impregnated
with higher purposes and principles.”
Dr. Stephen Covey
The 8th Habit
Answer

22. Wise Questions
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HOW WELL ARE WE …
Preparing Our Students for College, Work and Life
Leveraging Our Resources
Fulfilling Our Commitments

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“We believe boards that govern for
greatness ask wise questions and measure
things that really matter.”

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WHAT REALLY MATTERS?
Ensuring all students
are prepared for success in
college, work and life.

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ACT:
A Respected Standard for
Measuring College Readiness

27. Backwards Mapping
From The Act:
Beginning With The End In Mind
Grade 12
Kindergarten

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34. Four Disciplines of a
Healthy Organization
Lencioni’s Four Disciplines of a Healthy Organization

35. Let’s FLY Together

36. THANK YOU!
2013 National Charter Schools Conference
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