Effective Board Meetings Focus on Relevant Issues

Effective Board Meetings Paul Hanscom, CAE Kathie Pugaczewski, CAE

Exercises: 1. List the top three issues facing your members 2. Board Self-evaluation

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Common Attributes of Effective Boards ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ People only change when confronted with strong leadership, crisis, or both. Therefore, unless you are willing to be at the whim of crises, strong leadership is the only reliable change force you have.” – Thomas Gibson

Realities of the Business Environment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Given these realities, association leaders need to… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Generational Realities: Developing Future Leaders ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why Do We Meet? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],From Basic Facilitation Skills, American Society for Quality, Association for Quality and Participation, International Association of Facilitators, May 2002 Americans participate in an average of 25 million meetings every day.* * Doyle & Straus Study as featured by Sauer, Patrick J. Escape from Meeting Hell. Inc. Magazine. May 2004.

Why are Meetings So Unbearable? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ Ouch Point” study by Opinion Research USA featured by Schweitzer, Tamara. New Study Reveals Why Meetings Are So Unbearable. Inc. Magazine. May 2007.

“ 7 Sins of a Deadly Meeting” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Matson, Eric. The Seven Sins of Deadly Meetings. Fast Company. Issue 2. April 1996. Pg 122.

The Effect of Unproductive Meetings ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Network MCI Conferencing White Paper. Meetings in America: A study of trends, costs and attitudes toward business travel, teleconferencing, and their impact on productivity (Greenwich, CT: INFOCOMM, 1998), 3. on www.effectivemeetings.com

How to Ensure a Successful Meeting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Walters, Jamie. Meetings 101: Was That a Good Meeting, or a Bad One? Inc. Magazine. January 2003.

Attributes of an Effective Facilitator ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],From Basic Facilitation Skills, American Society for Quality, Association for Quality and Participation, International Association of Facilitators, May 2002 “ A facilitator focuses on effective processes (meeting dynamics) allowing the participants to focus on the content or the substance of their work together.”

7 Common Ground Rules ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],From Basic Facilitation Skills, American Society for Quality, Association for Quality and Participation, International Association of Facilitators, May 2002

4 Positive Personalities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.getahead-direct.com/gwmt13-personality-types-meetings.htm

3 Negative Personalities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.getahead-direct.com/gwmt13-personality-types-meetings.htm

4 Neutral Personalities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.getahead-direct.com/gwmt13-personality-types-meetings.htm

Managing Personality Types ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.getahead-direct.com/gwmt13-personality-types-meetings.htm

Strategic Boards Get Results ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Governance Approaches ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ Working” Board Model ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Policy Board Model ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Balanced Scorecard Model ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Robert’s Rules of Order ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Four Motions (cont.) ,[object Object],[object Object],www. robert srules.org/rulesintro.htm

Consent Agenda ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Questions? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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