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The Leadership Audit

Evaluations and Assessments
To understand how the organization really functions on a day-to-day basis, boards need to gauge the hospital’s work life and its efficacy. Board responsibilities include: (a) understanding the hospital’s operating model and whether it actually performs in that mode, how critical decisions are made, and the hospital’s ability to recognize its own problems and “self-correct”; and (b) ensuring that it happens.

Seven Techniques to Strengthen Board Decision Making

Evaluations and Assessments
Effective decision making often requires different techniques or approaches for different types of decisions. The following techniques and practices can help support and strengthen your board’s decision-making processes.

Sample CEO Performance Appraisal

Evaluations and Assessments
The following is intended to be an example that boards may adapt to meet their individual chief executive officer (CEO) evaluation needs.

Sample Chief Executive Officer Performance Appraisal Process and Assessment Form

Evaluations and Assessments
The following is intended to be an example that boards should adapt to meet their individual needs.

Rating Your Board on Governance Best Practices

Evaluations and Assessments
Doing your duty is not just about success; it is also about actively engaging in practices that promote good governance. Take this quiz to review and reflect on how your board compares with governance best practices.

Sample Performance Standards for Evaluating Annual Incentive Plans

Evaluations and Assessments
As health care organizations face a number of emerging challenges, the compensation committee of the not-for- profit hospital and health system board is well served to review and update the executive compensation program periodically.

Governance Improvement Practical Technique: Post-Board Meeting "Mini" Evaluations

Evaluations and Assessments
To maintain the momentum of continuous governance improvement, many "best practices" boards institute regular mini-evaluations of board meetings. Here, each board meeting concludes with every board member anonymously completing a brief evaluation form of how the board planned for and used its time during the meeting.

Board Evaluation Process Overview

Evaluations and Assessments
The attached resource is intended to be an example that boards should adapt to meet their individual needs.

CEO Evaluation

Evaluations and Assessments
CEO goal-setting and evaluation is a fundamental responsibility of a governing board. These questions are designed to help boards assess their CEO evaluation process and determine if any improvements are necessary.

Board Self Evaluation

Evaluations and Assessments
Regular board self-evaluation is integral to effective governance. Use the questions in the attachment to assess whether your board is getting maximum mileage from its self-evaluation process.