by Sean McDonald | Jul 26, 2019 | Governance
Senior executives and governors are busy people by nature. As the adage goes ‘if you want something done – give it to a busy person’. However, there are ways to make this easier for everyone and having a strong board meeting process is central to that. Here are 4...
by Sean McDonald | Jun 19, 2019 | Governance
Over the years we’ve had many ongoing conversations with people about board governance. What we have learnt is that productive board meetings are those that are ‘front loaded’ i.e are directly proportional to the front work in the agenda and the preparation of...
by Sean McDonald | Jun 4, 2019 | Pain Points
In many cases, directors and executives are dissatisfied with the outcome of board meetings. In many such cases ‘the board seems disconnected from their core function.’ Too often, boards that centre their meetings around the CEO report suffer this problem. Whilst it’s...
by Sean McDonald | Jun 4, 2019 | Governance, Pain Points
Want to avoid getting your ear chewed off? We’ve all been in board meetings where someone, usually the CEO gets their ear chewed off. Why does it happen and how can you avoid it? Here are four simple tips that can be applied to any meeting: 1. Lock in your meeting...
