·         Policy Governance® is not a specific board structure.  It does not dictate board size, specific officers, or require a CEO. While it has principles for committees, it does not prohibit committees nor require specific committees.

·         Policy Governance® is not a set of individual “best practices”  

·         Policy Governance® does not dictate what a board should do or say about group dynamics, methods of needs assessment, basic problem solving, fund raising, managing change or anything else

·         Policy Governance® does not limit human interaction or stifle collective or individual thinking