The Hive Library

Writings by Beth Ellen Holimon on board governance, culture, strategy, and shared power.

Board Culture

The Conversation Boards Must Have With Executive Directors

By By Stephanie Sawyer Brown

Learn how building a regular rhythm of honest communication between boards and executive directors can prevent burnout and strengthen nonprofit governance.

Board Governance

THE BOARD’S BLIND SPOT: Executive Burnout

By Beth Ellen Holimon

Discover why nonprofit boards must treat executive director burnout as a critical governance risk and learn four practices to protect your leadership.

Board Governance

What Your Board Does When It Doesn't Have the Right Information

By Beth Ellen Holimon

Boards make decisions with whatever information is in front of them.

Board Governance

What a Just Executive Evaluation Actually Requires

By Beth Ellen Holimon

A just executive evaluation asks more of the board than a form.

Board Culture

The Evaluation That Almost Ended a Healthy Relationship

By Beth Ellen Holimon

What happens when a well-meaning process undermines trust.

Board Governance

When Values Are on the Wall But Not in the Room

By Beth Ellen Holimon

Naming values is easy. Practicing them in the boardroom is the work.