Welcome to BoardFood.com ... dedicated to enhancing the performance and contributions of healthcare organization boards/directors. This websiteТs objective is to make available materials IТve developed over 35 years of consulting, teaching, research, writing and speaking. Everything on the site is provided open-source and free-of-change. As your needs and interests dictate, duplicate/distribute the УstuffФ downloaded here and share it with colleagues in either hardcopy or electronic formats. New materials will be continually added, so get in the habit of logging-on periodically.
This website is "home-built" and simple; hopefully, high quality content will compensate for the site's modest flash/panache. If you find this a useful resource for governing better, let others know about it.
Cheers,
Dennis Pointer
download a free copy of the book:
Navigating the Boardroom: 40 Maxims by Dennis Pointer (Bozeman, MT: Second River Healthcare Press, 2008).
If you'd like to order a hardcover ("real book")
version of Navigating, it's available from:
The price is $19.95.
"Ideal for CEOs and chairs who would like to provide board members something more substantial than a 81/2 by 11 'Xeroxed' copy of Navigating." Jerry Pogue, Publisher; Second River Healthcare Press.
"Easy to digest, practical and condensed wisdom; an essential road map for both new and experienced directors. This is valuable reading for all those who are serious about governing." Mark R. Neaman, President/CEO; Evanston Northwestern Healthcare (Evanston, Illinois).
"An extraordinary book, very well written. The 40 maxims are right on target and valuable guides for all trustees. This is a must read." Stephen A. Williams, President/CEO; Norton Healthcare (Louisville, Kentucky).
УDenny has a nose for understanding best practices and worst mistakes. He lays out Сrules of the roadТ for novice and experienced directors alike. Everyone who enters a health system or hospital boardroom can benefit from this book." J. Knox Singleton, President/CEO; Inova Health System (Falls Church, Virginia).
УAll directors should read these 40 Maxims; they will change the way you think about governance and perform in the boardroom.Ф Douglas Hawthorne, President/CEO; Texas Health Resources (Arlington, Texas).
"Denny has pointed his pen and taken aim at directors of healthcare organizations. His 40 maxims provide a much-needed, focused and prescriptive road map for greater trusteeship professionalism which, if followed, will result in more proficient and effective governance." Ken Hanover, President/CEO; Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio).
УThe acid test is: Will these maxims improve director quality and effectiveness? The answer is a resounding СabsolutelyТ! Maxim #1 should have been: Read these before embarking on the critical task of governing.Ф John W. OТConnell, President/CEO; Franciscan Services Corporation (Sylvania, Ohio).