North America’s premier governance consultants for public and non-profit boards. Specializing in Coherent Governance®, AGI’s own governance design.
You make the choice for good governance; we’ll make it happen.
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Governance Consulting
You and your board colleagues are frustrated that things aren’t working as you know they should. But what’s the solution? We have answers.
Coherent Governance® Implementation Protocol
Once your board decides to build a new future for itself, how does it make that happen? What does the implementation process look like? We have answers.
Continued Governance Coaching
Your board has already made the decision to do its work differently, but now real life has set in, and it has proven to be more challenging than you expected. Where to turn for help? Try us. We’ve been there.
What is Coherent Governance?
Coherent Governance® is a model of board governance that, if faithfully followed, will compel boards to make policy decisions, not operational decisions.
Coherent Governance® Support and Sharing
Make the decision to be an active part of this Coherent Governance® community of amazing board members and staff dedicated to excellent execution of their work.
You asked – we will deliver! Beginning in January we are going to host hour-long virtual seminars on CG governance issues, led by districts that are pioneering good work. They will share samples, timelines, and videos for you to use.
If the sessions are a success (you attend!), we will expand through the year. But for now, plan on joining us the 4th Monday of each month – 12 noon central time – did we say free?! Led by:
January 25
Board Leadership During COVID: Internal and Community
Dr. Steve Schroeder, president, Sun Prairie SD in WI
February 22
Equity: Policies and Practice
Dr. Wendy Birhanzel, Superintendent of Harrison 2 SD in CO
March 22
Linkages: Hold On for the Ride!
Kristin Smith, president, Durango 9R SD in CO
Agenda framework for one-hour seminars
- Intro of topic by AGI (10m)
- District presentation/examples (20m)
- Highly interactive Q&A (20m)
- Summarize learning (10m)
Register now to receive access to this free monthly seminar.
Recent News
Addressing Equity in Policy
We have been following equity work across the country with former and current clients as well as other schools districts. Really good work is being done! Four existing OE policies updated for focus on equity – Global OE, Personnel Administration, Learning Environment, and Instructional Program.
Mavericks on Board
How do you handle colleagues who resist teamwork? A board is more than a collection of individuals. Every respected authority on the functioning of boards suggests that for a board to be effective as an entity entrusted to govern an organization on behalf of its owners, it must act as a single unit.
Onboarding and Building a Team
We have written quite frequently about the need to assign priority attention to bring on new board members. If done well, the board is set up for much higher levels of success. If done poorly – or not at all – new members struggle to belong and contribute.