The topic of governance encompasses the roles of the board and management working together to lead and manage an organization, a credit union or 501 (c) (3).

Audio learning is a permanent part of the educational landscape. Because they are convenient — listen in your car on a business trip or shopping around town.

At the same price as a book, listen to the recording of a presentation before an audience to hear the passion of the presenter and the questions from the audience. Spontaneous humor can make an important but otherwise dull subject a pleasure to listen to.

Listed to the left are information products that address governance from several valuable perespectives. Dan Clark’s board governance perspectives cover the compass: regulator, board member, CEO and consultant. In the business since 1971, Clark has lived and worked through industry changes that included the advent of share insurance, share draft accounts, increasing mortgage loan activities, and growth in professional management.

Take advantage of these materials to update your governance posture, create consensus among directors and the CEO on the roles and power relationships you work in either confirming your current arrangement or to considere making improvements.