For a board to fulfill its role of evaluating company performance, providing advice to the CEO and connecting the company with the larger community, it must function as a successful team. It is essential to keep meetings productive and focused. Fun can help foster teamwork and create stronger bonds, but it’s important to also be a part of your board’s fun. In this article, we’ll talk about some simple ways to run an efficient and efficient board meeting to ensure that your board is making the most of its time and resources.
Reduce the number of discussions and reports
Longer reports can slow down an assembly of the board and distract from more strategic discussions. Encourage officers and committee chairs to only present the most critical information and limit their reports to 25 percent of the meeting. This will allow for the majority of the time to be used for key decisions and strategic planning.
Communication of Decisions
It is important to communicate your decision-making process clearly during board meetings to ensure everyone is aware of what they have to do. If you decide to take the decisions using consensus, voting or another method, be sure to communicate this to your board in advance of every meeting to let them are aware of how they can participate.
At a minimum, once a year Consider evaluating your meetings
After every meeting, ask your board members to write a “+” and an “-” on a sticky note and leave them by the door so you can observe their thoughts after the meeting. This will provide you with an idea of what is working during your board meetings and the areas for improvement.