The Consent Agenda

What it is and how it works Many Board meeting agendas include a long list of routine items such as previous minutes,correspondence, committee reports, the Chair and CEO reports. These items often take up much of the meeting without meaningfully advancing the Board’s...

How to Have Short Meetings

Essentials for Productive Board and Committee Work We’ve all been there: Someone puts up a PowerPoint at a meeting, says they won’t read it all and then proceeds to recite the whole thing word for word…sigh. Or maybe the Chairperson says, “Let’s keep this quick,” but...

Who Evaluates the CEO or Executive Director?

Why It’s the Whole Board’s Job – and How to Do It Right When it’s time to evaluate the CEO or Executive Director, many Boards instinctively hand the task off to the Chair, the Executive Committee or the HR Committee. At face value, it seems like a practical solution –...