Video classroom

Start with the Boardroom Essentials

Three practical lessons explain board responsibility, director judgment, and how authority works inside an organization.

A Three-Lesson Learning Path

Begin with responsibility, move to judgment, and finish with the authority structure that keeps governance and management distinct.

Lesson 1

Strategy, Safety, and Audit

6:36

Learn the board’s three recurring responsibilities and how directors can govern without taking over staff work.

Lesson 2

Informed judgment and active oversight

7:46

Understand loyalty, care, reasonable reliance, conflicts, and the need to receive, review, and respond to reports.

Lesson 3

The organizational chain of command

7:58

See how the board, officers, chief executive, employees, and volunteers fit into the organization’s authority structure.

These are the first three lessons in a planned ten-lesson program. Lessons 4–10 will be coming soon.

Choose a customized Zoom session or in-person program focused on your board’s size, priorities, and governance questions.

Join Myron S. Steeves, Esq. on Wednesday, September 16 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time for ten practical lessons for board directors.