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Build your steering committee around decisions, not job titles

Why steering committees drift into status reviews, the three tests that qualify a seat, and the thresholds that make governance work. See the framework.

By The POM Team18 August 202510 min read

📝 ESSAY

A dark boardroom with a long table and empty chairs receding into shadow. One chair at the head of the table is lit by a single shaft of deep blue light.

Most ServiceNow steering committees meet monthly, watch a status deck, nod at the risk slide, and close without deciding anything. The attendance is senior, the preparation is thorough, and the platform drifts anyway. That is not a steering committee, it is an audience.