Board-Level or Management-Level?
Differentiate issues that belong with the board from issues that management should handle directly.
Execution specificity Strategic / governance significance Broad / principle-level Highly operational Lower governance significance Higher governance significance Board strategy discussion High significance, lower execution specificity Topics like capital allocation, market entry, risk appetite, and CEO-level tradeoffs belong here. tl Escalate carefully High significance, high operational detail Sensitive topics may start here, but management should translate them before bringing them to the board. tr Keep in management Low significance, lower specificity General operating updates that do not change board judgment should stay out of scarce board time. bl
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