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Fall/Winter, 2008/2009
In this issue:

• Bringing “Whole-Team” Thinking to a Politically Appointed Board, page 2
• Moving Past the Executive Committee, page 3
• Merging Leadership Cultures, page 3
• Engineering Success for a Transit Agency, page 4
• A University Board Chair’s Perspective, page 5
• Building the Board/CEO Relationship, page 8
• Greater Role Clarity = Greater Accountability, page 9
• Lay Leadership in the Health Care Environment, page 9
• Initiating Innovation and Making Reporting Rewarding, page 10
• Creating Unity by Addressing Systems, Not People, page 11
• A Century of Tradition and Progress, page 11

Winter/Spring, 2005
In this issue:

• Policy Governance®:  An Effective Rx for Corporate Boards, page 1
• Bill Charney for Leading Edge, page 1
• BP Adopts Policy Governance, page 3
• CA Welcomes Jim Hyatt, Consulting Associate, page 4
• The Board Member’s Playbook, page 5
• Overview of Policy Governance®, page 6
• Policy Governance ® FAQs, page 6

Winter/Spring, 2003
In this issue:

• Getting to Great Governance, page 1
• Bill Charney for The Leading Edge, page 1
• Navigating Through a Crisis, page 4
• Clear Board Leadership, page 6
• Policy Governance ® FAQs, page 7
• Overview of Policy Governance®, page 8
• Board "Rehearsals," page 9
• New Books Worth Reading, page 10

Summer/Fall, 2001
In this issue:

• "Policy Governance ® Really Works," page 1
• Welcome Back to the Leading Edge, page 1
• International Policy Governance ® Association is Launched, page 4
• What's Worthwhile Isn't Always Easy, page 4
• Overview of Policy Governance®, page 6
• Policy Governance ® FAQ's, page 6

Fall 2000
In this issue:

• Welcome to the Leading Edge, page 1
• Linking from Board to Board, page 2
• A Success Story Shared, page 4
• Policy Governance ® FAQs, page 5
• Finding the Right CEO, page 6
• Overview of Policy Governance®, page 7