Posts by Caitlin Curran Hatch
Embracing our New (Virtual) Reality
I saw an interview recently in which author, American diplomat and former State Department official Richard Haas observed that the COVID-19 pandemic is not so much a turning point for our society, but an accelerant. His comments alluded to the idea that trends only just beginning to emerge before the pandemic, have been “fast-tracked” and…
Read MoreGovernance Committee – If You Don’t Have One, Get One!
Every now and then we are asked why governance committees are such a good idea, and it’s a good reminder to us not to take for granted that everyone knows or even shares our opinion. But, we think that they could be the most important committee your organization can have, so, in the immortal words…
Read MoreInto the COVID-19 Fire to Make Things Better for Members and Staff
A strong alignment of the CEO, senior leaders and the board enabled early, effective action. We were talking with one of our clients, F&A Federal Credit Union in Monterrey Park California, the other day and were struck by their early, decisive actions in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. (F&A was chartered in 1936 to…
Read MoreA Case for Reaching Higher; Musings on The Federal Reserve’s Proposed Guidance on Supervisory Expectation for Boards of Directors
This past August, the Federal Reserve published its Proposed Guidance on Supervisory Expectation for Boards of Directors (“Proposed Guidelines”) and invited comment and discussion on the subject of better performance though better governance – a topic near and dear to us at Quantum Governance. So, as we ourselves have mused on the pros of the…
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