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6th Nov, 2010

Building a Positive Board Performance Culture 1 of 2

By |2023-05-05T20:21:30-04:00November 6th, 2010|

Imagine a board that moves positively forward with a shared understanding of board purpose; following their own words about how they will operate and doing so in a way that respects individual diversity and voice, on the way to making decisions as a unified and intentional whole. Boards that do this over the long haul have built a Positive Board Performance Culture (PBPC) and [...]

4th Sep, 1998

Using Policy Governance to Improve Board Leadership

By |2023-05-08T14:43:58-04:00September 4th, 1998|

By Marilyn Scholl 078 September - October - 1998 Food cooperatives around the country are talking about Policy Governance -- a system of board leadership developed by John Carver. While people are drawn to the simple logic behind Policy Governance, it is quite different from previous board experiences. Governance is an important job and should be done well. As the Food Front Cooperative board [...]

7th Sep, 1999

Management Evaluation Under Policy Governance

By |2023-05-08T14:43:54-04:00September 7th, 1999|

By Marilyn Scholl 084 September - October - 1999 The relationship between the board and the general manager is probably the most important relationship in a co-op. To be successful, a cooperative needs a strong manager AND a strong board AND a strong, effective relationship between the two. In 22 years of working for and with food co-ops, I have seen too many examples [...]

4th May, 2000

Making Co-ops A Great Place to Work

By |2023-05-05T20:23:00-04:00May 4th, 2000|

By Marilyn Scholl, Carolee Colter 088 May - June - 2000 What we love most about co-ops is the emphasis on people. Food co-ops are businesses that operate on a human scale, valuing individual voices--whether it be the democratic aspect of choosing leaders, the ongoing dialogue with customers through comment boards, or staff involvement in key decisions. In cooperatives, people are valued. What drives [...]

28th Mar, 2009

Taking Policy Governance to Heart

By |2023-05-05T20:22:06-04:00March 28th, 2009|

A great cooperative thinker, Sid Pobihushchy, wrote an article in 2002 to help us understand the 10 cooperative values, “The Cooperative Values: Their meaning and practical significance” (find it at The Columinate Library). In his opening paragraph, he asserted that the cooperative movement and its businesses are the only way to accomplish the objective of community, the optimum condition for human fulfillment; that cooperative [...]

18th Jan, 2022

CBLD Resource Spotlight: Updated Policy Register Template

By |2023-05-05T20:05:25-04:00January 18th, 2022|

The new year is a time for reflection and revision, and co-op boards are no exception. Whether your board has just decided to implement Policy Governance® or your board wants to refresh existing policies, the updated 2021 Policy Register Template provides a great opportunity to start these conversations.

18th Nov, 2016

Workplace Conflict Policy FAQ

By |2023-05-05T20:06:44-04:00November 18th, 2016|

By Carolee Colter, Columinate & Heather Wright, Esq, WrightJones PLC   Columinate is recommending replacing the old Cooperative Model Grievance Procedure from 2009 with this new Workplace Conflict Policy. Why do you recommend changing the policy now? The old policy fit the needs of co-ops for many years. In the last year or two, however, there have been changes in labor law that have [...]

29th Dec, 2022

Board Self-Monitoring: Replacing Surveys with Discussion

By |2023-05-05T20:04:46-04:00December 29th, 2022|

At the Moscow Food Co-op, all C policies (Board Process) and D policies (Board-Management Relationship) are currently monitored using categorical surveys sent out to each board member with either a “How much do you agree with the following statement?” scale or, “With this sub-policy, is the board in compliance or not in compliance?” For each global policy and sub-policy, there is a comment option where a board member can express their thoughts and can explain why they answered as they did.

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