Committee Linkage to the Strategic Plan – Bob Harris
Committee Linkage to the Strategic Plan
Bob Harris, CAE
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This article links the committee assignments to the strategic plan.
Bob Harris: Virtual Planning and On-Line Board Orientation
Boards are restless to prepare for 2021. Emphasis should be on rebound and recovery for chamber and business.
Board orientation (on-line) and strategic planning (virtual) should be underway. Both articles include links to free resources: 1) Board Orientation Workbook (20 pgs.) and 2) Strategic Planning Guide (2 pgs.)
Prelude to a Board Meeting, Bob Harris
Prelude to a Board Meeting 9-20
Ideas to improve the meeting preparation by directors.
Bob Harris, CAE
Who Invited Micromanagement? Bob Harris, CAE
Who Invited Micromanagement 9-20
Bob Harris, CAE
Identify Board Skills and Interests: Julie Taylor, CAE and Bob Harris, CAE
Identifying Board Skills and Interests 8-20
Julie Taylor, CAE and Bob Harris, CAE
What props do you use on the board table? Bob Harris
Bob Harris – How to waste a good board meeting
How to Waste a Good Board Meeting 7-20
Bob Harris, CAE
Wasting Hours on Minutes, Bob Harris, CAE
The directors griped, “We start the meeting with the first order of business being approval of the previous minutes. An hour is wasted talking about what we did at the last meeting and whether the information is accurate.”
Losing the first hour of a board meeting is deflating. The directors arrive enthusiastic about achieving results. Instead, their eyes roll when they hear, “I don’t think that’s what I said in the minutes.”
“Time is a resource that in some cases has more value than gold. Time stolen is not given back and should be managed with care. I am a believer of crafting of minutes closely aligned with the meeting agenda,” explains Michael Jackson, BPharm, EVP and CEO, Florida Pharmacy Association.
Steps to prevent this time waster at board meetings.
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