7. A member assigns a staff member to complete a committee task.
Yes
8. A member discovers an accounting process error and informs the CFO how to correct it.
Yes
9. A member discovers an accounting process error, informs the CFO how to correct it, and emails the board chair and CEO afterward to explain what happened.
14. At a networking event, a board member grills a staff member on why the nonprofit runs a program the way it does. He frowns at the answers.
Yes
15. The Board Chair passes on three employee supervision recommendations developed during the CEO’s evaluation.
No
No matter your score now, talking about places where the board, staff, or you are confused will help you to reduce both micromanaging and the gray area and move your board to more governance.
[1] Better: the board asks the CEO to assign the task.
[2] Better: If the Committee agrees, they bring this request to the board, which asks the CEO to create the report.
[3] Practical: Sometimes micromanaging makes sense, for instance, if the issue is time sensitive. Solving the challenge and keeping communications open invites discussing handling and avoiding similar situations.
[4] Assuming this is information that staff would share with the public.
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