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BOARD & GOVERNANCE RESOURCES
Resources for board composition, reporting, governance, and the board–executive working relationship.
Free executive-level playbooks and worksheets from Tara Furiani, organized by role and topic. Each resource is a practical, no-nonsense tool built to be applied inside a real organization.
Board & Governance Resources
Resources for board composition, reporting, governance, and the board–executive working relationship.
The Board Mandate and Governance Charter
Define the board purpose, obligations, reserved decisions, oversight boundaries, committees, information rights, and relationship with management.
Board Composition, Skills, Independence, and Renewal
Design the board capabilities, perspectives, independence, power, succession, and renewal the next strategic horizon requires.
The Board Agenda, Annual Workplan, and Information Architecture
Align board time, information, decisions, strategy, talent, risk, and learning with the moments where governance adds value.
Board Decision Rights and Delegation of Authority
Clarify reserved matters, CEO and management authority, committee roles, thresholds, escalation, emergencies, and decision reopening.
Board Meeting Effectiveness and Productive Challenge
Create a boardroom where evidence, dissent, power, time, and judgment produce better decisions instead of polished agreement.
CEO Oversight, Evaluation, and Compensation
Connect CEO mandate, performance, behavior, enterprise health, feedback, reward, support, and consequence into one credible governance cycle.
CEO Succession and Leadership Continuity
Prepare for planned transition, emergency absence, internal development, external search, board decisions, and organizational continuity.
Enterprise Risk, Ethics, and Speak-Up Oversight
See material exposure, ethical drift, retaliation, weak signals, and control failure before a visible incident sets the board agenda.
Board Culture, Power, Conflict, and Accountability
Examine how directors use status, loyalty, expertise, relationships, information, dissent, conflict, and consequence inside the boardroom.
The 90-Day Board Governance Reset
A practical reset for a board facing new strategy, CEO transition, ownership change, crisis, weak oversight, damaged trust, or governance that no longer fits.
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What business, leadership and executive resources does Tara Furiani offer?
The Resource Library is organized into folders for Chief People Officers, CEOs, Chiefs of Staff, Chief Administrative Officers, executive teams, leadership communication, offsite and retreat planning, choosing a keynote speaker, hiring a consultant, board and governance, workplace culture, and change management. Each folder contains downloadable executive-level playbooks, templates, and decision guides.
Who are these executive resources for?
They are built for CHROs, CPOs, CEOs, Chiefs of Staff, CAOs, executive team members, board leaders, and the operators who support them — anyone responsible for people, strategy, culture, or organizational performance.
How do I download an executive playbook?
Choose a resource inside a folder and select Unlock & Download. Enter your name, email, phone, city and state, LinkedIn URL, position, and company — all fields are required — and the PDF becomes available immediately.
Are these resources free?
Yes. Every resource in the library is free to download in exchange for the required contact details, which help Tara's team understand who is using the work.
Can I use these resources inside my organization?
Yes. The playbooks, templates, and frameworks are designed to be applied inside real organizations — adapt them to your context, your team, and your operating model.
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