Saturday, September 1, 2012

Christ-centered Gap Between CEOs and Board Members?


Is there a difference between how a “secular” board governs and how a “Christ-centered” board governs?
 
The ECFA 2012 Governance Survey asked that question and the results are just in today.

CEO Responses:
   --Yes: 91.5%
   --No:   3.1%
   --I don’t know: 5.4%


Board Chair Responses:
   --Yes: 64.3%
   --No:   7.1%
   --I don’t know: 28.6%


Board Member Responses:
   --Yes: 66.0%
   --No:   6.3%
   --I don’t know: 27.7%


One thing is clear—34 to 35 percent of ECFA board chairs and board members said either “no” or “I don’t know,” while only 8.5 percent of CEOs checked those boxes.

In my next blog, I’ll weigh in on this subject (it’s important!)—but what do you think? By the way, the Executive Summary of ECFA’s 2012 survey will be available in October. Participants included the CEOs, board chairs and board members of ECFA accredited organizations. Almost 1,600 CEOs and board members participated in this survey, the second year of the survey.

QUESTIONS: Is there a difference between how a “secular” board governs and how a “Christ-centered” board governs?  Is there a significant gap between what you believe and what others believe? Why?

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