Board governance in the governmental industry is becoming a difficult task for many entities as funding levels for governments remain flat or are even decreasing in some cases. As governments struggle to provide the same level of service to their citizens, boards are getting heavily involved in the overall strategy and even day-to-day operations of the government. Since all the board members come from varying backgrounds and experience, we are seeing a lot of boards struggling to figure out what they should - and should not - be doing.

Most of the issues regarding board governance focus on three key areas: relationships between the board and the staff; roles and responsibilities of the board; and lastly, correlation between the effectiveness of the board and overall effectiveness of the organization.

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