Look to your policy documents for useful objectives upon which to evaluate the executive. These should specify, in some form, the major ends which the executive can be reasonably expected to accomplish. (Some of these ends are also reflected in the ex- ecutive job description.) For example, some boards have adopted policies that express the mission, with subsections discussing the major priorities related to the mission. Or, boards may specify certain programmatic strategies, supported by short-term or annual goals that are core to the accomplishment of the mission. The board should hold the executive accountable for making reasonable progress towards these priorities
