Carver™ use of word “hindrance” evades reasonable understanding
Many believe that the Carver™ model of policy governance is a poor one when applied to the Yavapai College District Governing Board. One of the reasons is the use of unusual undefined language found in the Carver™ model.
This was clearly the case at the Governing Board January 10, 2016 meeting. The board members struggled to define and discover the meaning of the word “hindrance,” which is a part of the language found in policy statement 3.1.6 of the Carver™ model.
The policy declares that: A board “shall not allow an officer, individual, or committee of the board to hinder the fulfillment of his or her commitments.”
You can chuckle as you listen and view the videotape that follows below as Board members conclude they don’t know the meaning of the Carver™ policy provision and its use of “hindrance.”