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# Governing for Results: A Director's Guide to Good Governance Paperback – August 13, 2007

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best and most practical Governance Book
*by K***A on February 23, 2011*

This is the most practical, concise and direct book on Governance I have read. This book drills directly to the fundamentals of Good Governance, defining the roles and responsibilities of the Board and staff, especially the board and it's responsibilities and accountability. Mel Gill's experience with helping organizations grow into good governance is very apparent throughout his book. Organizational governance is very poorly understood or applied in our economy and culture whether in business, not-for-profits, charities or governments. Most people on Boards of directors, and I include government equivalents of Board of Directors, do not understand the roles boards need to fulfill for their organization, and even more what board and individual directors should not be doing. Having been an integral part of the painful growth of an industry association from very poor governance to good governance I really appreciate this book and the practical governance philosophies it supports. I wish I had this book about 8 years ago. Circulating Governing for Results to my fellow board members would have substantially decreased much of the time and confusion of our Governance growth.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent resource for non-profit boards
*by P***S on December 31, 2016*

A thorough and complete book about governance for boards of non-profits--essential to anyone interested in this topic. I found the listing and description of the 9 governance models extremely helpful.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Terrific new not for profit resource!!!
*by L***S on November 18, 2005*

Mel's research and experience has led him to conclude that "the essentials of good governance are generally not well understood and that what is understood is not well communicated to the millions of volunteers who serve as directors on boards". Mel performed extensive research on 20 non-profit and public sector organizations, diversified in causes from a small rural service club with no operating budget to health boards with million dollar budgets. The median budget size was approx. $3 million. He studied the finances and governance practices of these organizations over a 20 year period. Among other things, he utilized a Governance Self-Assessment Checklist as a research tool.Things I like about the book:* Numerous real-life examples which brought the concepts to life* Good description of the organizational functions: work, management and governance; and fact that all board members required to do governance and some may also need to "change hats" and do work and or management of their organization* Description of some early warning signals in areas of human resources (eg. CEO turnover); performance (unplanned deficits, rapid depletion of reserve funds); ineffective board meetings; board culture; "rubber-stamping" of CEO recommendations without effective debate* Solid research on governance models leading to a typology of 9 board types based on primary board focus* List of 7 primary areas of responsibility that cut across all models:o establishing/safeguarding mission and planning for the futureo financial stewardshipo human resources stewardshipo performance monitoring and accountability to key stakeholderso community representation, education and advocacyo risk managemento managing critical events or transitional phases* Excellent assessment tools, one I personally utilized with great success. Strong sections highlighting the board development, management and decision-making processesJust a few areas which could be enhanced for the 2nd edition: some legal interpretations and information on directors' liabilities (although I know this book is not meant as a primary resource for these topics); and more about the board's role in fundraising and sustainability.Overall, I think this is truly a great Canadian comprehensive resource on voluntary sector governance, written to be understood by most board members with excellent governance tips and tools. I carry it with me whenever I am delivering governance training workshops! Thanks, Mel!

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