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True Rounds Press creates practical books, workbooks, logs, and organizational tools designed to help people lead, plan, organize, document, and move important work forward.
Governance Records Series
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Practical systems for the real work of board leadership, planning, meetings, onboarding, accountability, and continuity.
A Practical Guide to Board Roles, Governance, Meetings, Committees & Organizational Readiness
Help new board members understand the organization, their responsibilities, meetings, committees, governance basics, and early board service.
A Year-Round System for Board Priorities, Governance Responsibilities, Committees & Recurring Work
Organize board priorities, responsibilities, committee work, milestones, reviews, and recurring work across the board year.
A Structured Record for Minutes, Motions, Decisions, and Action-Item Accountability
Connect board meetings to decisions, responsibilities, deadlines, and follow-through.
A Structured System for Leading the Board: Agendas, Delegation, the ED Relationship, External Representation, and Succession
A practical operating system for presidents, chairs, and other presiding board leaders.
A Practical Continuity System for Outgoing & Incoming Board Leaders
A structured system for preserving knowledge, responsibilities, priorities, and continuity during board leadership transitions.
A Practical System for Leading Committee Meetings, Coordinating Work & Reporting to the Board
A working system for committee chairs: planning meetings, coordinating assignments, and reporting committee work back to the board.
A Practical System for Tracking AI Tools, Reviewing Uses, Documenting Human Oversight & Following Up on Risks
A practical documentation system for tracking organizational AI tools, reviewing proposed uses, recording human oversight, and following up on risks.
Featured collections
Practical tools for better work, leadership & organization.
Workbooks and planners designed to support onboarding, workplace roles, professional growth, team leadership, organization, and everyday work.
A Practical 90-Day System for Role Clarity, Training, Expectations, Relationships & Early Success
A structured 90-day onboarding record covering role clarity, training, expectations, working relationships, and early check-ins.
A Practical 90-Day System for Preparing, Training, Supporting & Integrating New Employees
A practical 90-day planner designed to help managers and supervisors prepare for a new hire, set clear expectations, coordinate training, support workplace integration, and guide consistent check-ins through the first three months.
A Practical System for Understanding the Role, Building Relationships, Leading the Team & Establishing Early Priorities
For the manager entering a new leadership role.
A Practical System for Documenting Critical Work, Preparing Backup Support & Keeping Responsibilities Moving
Capture essential knowledge, prepare for employee departures and role changes, and help the next person keep responsibilities moving.
Choose the Right 90-Day Tool
For the employee entering the organization.
Helps a new employee understand the role, organize training, build workplace relationships, prepare for manager or supervisor check-ins, and navigate the first 90 days.
View bookFor the manager onboarding a new employee.
Helps managers and supervisors prepare for a new hire, coordinate training and introductions, clarify expectations, support integration, and guide the employee through the first 90 days.
View bookFor the manager entering a new leadership role.
Helps a new or transitioning manager understand the role, listen before making changes, build team relationships, clarify expectations, establish leadership rhythms, and set early priorities.
View bookOne series. Three transition points. Practical structure for the first 90 days.
The board journey
From the first days of board service through annual planning, meetings, leadership, and eventual transition, True Rounds Press creates practical tools for the different moments that shape effective governance.
Join the board
New Board Member Orientation & Onboarding WorkbookA Practical Guide to Board Roles, Governance, Meetings, Committees & Organizational Readiness
Plan the year
Board Annual Planning WorkbookA Year-Round System for Board Priorities, Governance Responsibilities, Committees & Recurring Work
Run the meetings
Board Meeting Action & Follow-Up LogA Structured Record for Minutes, Motions, Decisions, and Action-Item Accountability
Lead the board
Board President's Master LogbookA Structured System for Leading the Board: Agendas, Delegation, the ED Relationship, External Representation, and Succession
Hand over well
Board Leadership Transition & Handover WorkbookA Practical Continuity System for Outgoing & Incoming Board Leaders
Find the right tool
Why True Rounds Press
True Rounds Press focuses on practical publishing — resources designed to move from the bookshelf into real use.
Turn complicated work into structured, understandable systems.
Create a visible place for responsibilities, priorities, decisions, and follow-up.
Help important knowledge and organizational work survive leadership changes.
Build books people can actually write in, reference, and use in real organizational settings.
The publishing vision
Governance is where the current True Rounds Press catalog is strongest — but it is only one part of the publishing vision. True Rounds Press develops practical books and tools across leadership, organization, planning, and everyday life.
For organizations
True Rounds Press resources may also support organizations looking for structured materials for board orientation, leadership development, annual planning, governance processes, committees, chapters, and leadership transitions.
Ideas for stronger boards & organizations
Practical perspectives on board leadership, governance, continuity, and organizational effectiveness.
Effective committee reporting should do more than describe activity. It should help the board understand progress, recognize challenges, and take appropriate action.
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Discover why board attendance alone does not ensure effective governance and how structured orientation can strengthen board member readiness, accountability, and participation.
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Board decisions do not automatically create action. Explore how clear ownership, deadlines, status tracking, and consistent follow-up can strengthen board governance and organizational continuity.
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Practical tools for the meetings, responsibilities, transitions, planning, and leadership work that keep organizations moving forward.
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