http://simonwillison.net/2024-12-12T22:15:43+00:00Simon Willison2024-12-12T22:15:43+00:002024-12-12T22:15:43+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/12/what-does-a-board-of-directors-do/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="https://www.anildash.com//2024/06/20/dash-board/">What does a board of directors do?</a></strong></p> Extremely useful guide to what life as a board member looks like for both for-profit and non-profit boards by Anil Dash, who has served on both.</p> <blockquote> <p>Boards can range from a loosely connected group that assembled on occasion to indifferently rubber-stamp what an executive tells them, or they can be deeply and intrusively involved in an organization in a way that undermines leadership. Generally, they’re somewhere in between, acting as a resource that amplifies the capabilities and execution of the core team, and that mostly only helps out or steps in when asked to.</p> </blockquote> <p>The section about the daily/monthly/quarterly/yearly responsibilities of board membership really helps explain the responsibilities of such a position in detail.</p> <p>Don't miss the follow-up <a href="https://www.anildash.com/2024/06/21/dash-board/">Q&amp;A post</a>. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/anil-dash">anil-dash</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/entrepreneurship">entrepreneurship</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/governance">governance</a></p>

2020-03-12T17:27:56+00:002020-03-12T17:27:56+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2020/Mar/12/new-governance-model-django-project/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2020/mar/12/governance/">New governance model for the Django project</a></strong></p> This has been under discussion for a long time: I’m really excited to see it put into action. It’s difficult to summarize, but they key effect should be a much more vibrant, active set of people involved in making decisions about the framework. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/django">django</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/governance">governance</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/open-source">open-source</a></p>

2007-09-22T20:50:32+00:002007-09-22T20:50:32+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2007/Sep/22/anyway/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.laurenwood.org/anyway/archives/2007/09/21/suns-openid-idp-data-governance/">Sun&#x27;s OpenID IdP: Data Governance</a></strong></p> Lauren Wood explains the checklist used to ensure Sun’s OpenID provider adequately respected user privacy and data governance (what happens to the data that is stored). <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/data-governance">data-governance</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/governance">governance</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/lauren-wood">lauren-wood</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/openid">openid</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/privacy">privacy</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/sun">sun</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/sunmicrosystems">sunmicrosystems</a></p>