Leadership & Governance Publications

Trade Articles

Tools for Exceptional Governance
D.C. Wegmiller, K.M. Fickenscher, and D.D. Hawthorne | H&HN Online | 2007

Characteristics of Effective Boards
L. Prybil | Trustee | 2006

Peer-Reviewed Articles

An Empirical Taxonomy of Hospital Governing Board Roles
S.D. Lee, J.A. Alexander, V. Wang, F.S. Margolin, J.R. Combes | Health Services Research | 2008

Books

Governance in High-Performing Organizations: A Comparative Study of Governing Boards in Not-For-Profit Hospitals, by Lawrence D. Prybil, MA, PhD
This timely study examines governance in high performing, not-for-profit hospitals and compares selected attributes with those of organizations with performance in the median. The study looks at board structure, roles, and practices and will help CEOs and boards in their ongoing efforts to improve governance practices and to identify opportunities for improvement.

A Great Board, by Howard Berman
After years of experience with nonprofit boards—as a CEO reporting to boards, a board member and chair—Howard Berman shares his insights on what works and what doesn't. Berman establishes nine "guide star" or benchmark principles that govern the actions of the CEO, board chair, board as a whole, and individual board members.

Reports & Issue Briefs

Hospital Governance: Initial Summary Report of 2005 Survey of CEOs and Board Chairs

Hospital Performance: Does Boardroom Culture Make a Difference? by Lawrence D. Prybil