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Do you ever feel like your board meetings aren’t productive? Maybe you’re covering the same ground month after month … or maybe it feels like no real decisions are ever made. This is frustrating for everyone involved, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
How should an effective and intentional board meeting look?
Before you can answer this question you have to define the board’s purpose.
Simply stated, the board’s job is to set long-term strategic goals, establish
policy, and monitor performance against these goals and policies.
Long-term goals should answer the question, “Where should our organization be three (or more) years from now?” Once adopted by formal action of the board, these goals provide a way for everyone to get on the same page.
With clear targets in focus, periodic evaluation should take place to compare actual results with the goals:
- Are we ahead of the expectation?
- Are we behind?
- What adjustments need to be made?
- Should we shift the goal, or do we need to adjust behavior?
The board’s role is to govern itself and provide the organization with high level guidance. When boards step outside of these boundaries, it makes board meetings tedious, ineffective, and frustrating for everyone.
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Was the time spent actually doing the work of the board?
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Do your board members know the long-term goals?
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Did every member make a meaningful contribution to the meeting?
If not, it’s time to make some changes.
Share these thoughts during your next board meeting. You’ll find it will stimulate some robust discussion.
In the meantime, I hope you have a great week.
Your friend,
Kent Stroman
America’s ASKing Coach