Board performance
Productive meetings
Meetings are productive when:
- they start on time and finish as stated
- every participant has prepared for the meeting
- the chairman exercises control and supplies direction, but without stifling debate, and by encouraging everyone to have a say (so long as it adds value!)
- there is a clear agenda.
The role of the Board Director
- Everyone at the Board needs to learn how to ask questions and give advice acceptably
- All boards can benefit from an outsiders view point, and from new questions
- Seriously consider appointing an Independent Director
Boards need some effort
Boards do not perform well of their own accord. They need some effort, initially by the chairman, to make them effective. Prospective chairmen will find the Chairman’s Checklist a useful aide in reviewing board performance. Also useful is a brief summary of the Organisation and Tasks of the Board.
More about Board performance:
- Tasks of the board
- Chairman’s checklist
- Advice
- Independent directors in business
- Duties of an independent director
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