MINIMAL VIABLE LOAD
Forget the Fluff: The Board Rules You Actually Need.
By the time you finish this course, you won’t just know board governance—you’ll see it differently. The myths that slow boards down? Gone. The confusion around what really matters? Cut. You’ll walk away with:
✅ A sharp understanding of the key principles that drive an effective board.
✅ A no-nonsense approach to structuring your board calendar for maximum impact.
✅ The confidence to challenge outdated practices and bring clarity to the table.
This isn’t about more meetings, more policies, or more complexity. It’s about designing a board that works—one that stewards its mission with wisdom, focus, and purpose. Let’s get to it.
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Lesson 1: Busting Boardroom Myths
Before we go any further, I want to hear from you. What myths have you been carrying? What have you been told about what it means to be a ‘good’ board member? What does a ‘strong’ board look like in your head?
Before we go any further, I want to hear from you. What myths have you been carrying? What have you been told about what it means to be a ‘good’ board member? What does a ‘strong’ board look like in your head?
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Lesson 2: The Good Attitude, Bad Strategy Paradox
Introduce your lesson with an optional, short summary. You can edit this excerpt in lesson settings.
Introduce your lesson with an optional, short summary. You can edit this excerpt in lesson settings.
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Lesson 1: MVL Calendar
Strategically design your calendar to be effective and efficient. We boil it down to two questions: is the board making a formal decision? If not, will this information help the board make a formal decision?
Strategically design your calendar to be effective and efficient. We boil it down to two questions: is the board making a formal decision? If not, will this information help the board make a formal decision?
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Meet your Teaching Assistant: Owl Capone!
Welcome to the Course, Kid.
The name’s Owl Capone, and I don’t waste time—neither should you. Boards love to make things complicated, but I’m here to set the record straight. You’ve been fed a lot of myths about governance—bloated meetings, endless committees, and rules that serve no one. It’s time to cut the nonsense.
In 90 minutes, you’ll learn the first principles that actually matter—the ones that make a board run lean, sharp, and wise. You’ll walk away knowing how to build a board calendar that works, not one that wastes everyone’s time.
I don’t do fluff. I deal in wisdom. You in?
