Have you ever sat in a board meeting gnashing your teeth and saying to yourself, “When is this meeting going to be over?” or “Why won’t they listen to me?”
Transparency is a word that gets bounced around a lot in boardrooms these days, so it’s not surprising that many high-functioning organizations have adopted a transparent and accountable approach to
Board values are the guiding principles of an association’s governing body. In a discussion with association and chamber executives, they identified the values they most seek in building high performing
This is a good article from Lou Figueroa of Association Management Executive Briefing. While its quite basic it gives some basics around strategic planning and may motivate some organizations who do
BY KRISTIN CLARKE / JUN 1, 2015(Glow RF/Thinkstock) BRINGING CONVERSATION BACK How to get board members to put their phones away for a little while. Board members who can’t put
This is a great article by Linda Fairburn with some important Canadian statistics Succession Planning: Four Steps to Succession Readiness By Linda Fairburn ED succession planning — who needs it?
The National Kitchen and Bath Association needed to change its governance structure without alienating its leadership. Mark Athitakis has written a very good article on this, which is below. BY
‘The staff manages today and the board manages tomorrow’ is a phrase that captures very well the respective key roles of the leadership of an association that has an effective
Taking a Structured Approach to Board Succession Planning A subject on which we have been asked to advise on increasingly in recent years is board succession planning. Given the performance
BY MARK ATHITAKIS / JUN 15, 2015(iStock/Thinkstock) Some associations avoid talking about succession planning for fear the CEO might take it personally. But it’s an increasingly important—and strategic—conversation to have.
