The Board--CEO Relationship
It is often maintained in theoretical models for board roles that the board and the work of the organization's top manager (Executive Director, or Chief Executive Officer) and the board must be kept rigidly separate. In actual fact their roles are very interdependent and frequently overlap. The sites in this section discuss how to make this interdependent relationship work and minimize the conflict and confusion that often characterizes it.
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"Do boards ever fire Executive Directors? If so, how?" A good discussion of this very sensitive topic. (Click in the 'No Image' box)Idealist.org -
"Guidelines for Hiring / Transitioning to a New Chief Executive in Nonprofit or For-Profit Corporations" covers most of the major issues related to how to hire the CEO.Authenticity Consulting -
"What should be the relationship between the board and the Executive Director?" A short piece from the Internet Nonprofit Center that presents the currently accepted ideal of the board/CEO relationship. (Click in the "No Image" box)Idealist.org