Most board problems aren't governance problems.
They're human problems…and most of them can be solved faster than anyone believes.
FROM THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION AND BLOOMSBURY PRESS
The Good, the Bad, and the Board:
Lessons from the Front Lines of Higher Education Governance
What actually makes governing
boards work — and what quietly
makes them fail. A plain-language
guide to trusteeship for the people
who live it.
About Us
Mac Powell has spent his career on both sides of the boardroom table — as a president, a trustee, and an advisor to governing boards. The Good, the Bad, the Board distills those years into a candid, practical account of how boards succeed and why they stumble.
He is the creator of The Board House Call, a free one-hour diagnostic conversation for boards and presidents built on a simple conviction: most governance problems can be solved faster than anyone believes — and the best consultants work to put themselves out of business.
Mac's partner in the Board House Call is Belle S. Wheelan, who served as Virginia Secretary of Education and as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Colleges.
A seasoned college president, board member, and higher education visionary, Belle's no-nonsense approach offers boards and institutional leaders a lifetime of experience and the hard-won truths of leadership under fire.
READ THE BOOK
THEN MAKE THE CALL
The Board House Call is a free, one-hour diagnostic conversation. No proposal, no pitch, no invoice — just an honest read on whether your situation can be solved quickly, needs work, or simply needs reframing.
