Board Chair/CEO relationship tips and strategies
How is your relationship with your incoming and current Chamber Board Chair? How do you communicate what is expected? Is the relationship superficial or built on trust? How will the two of you work through the tough issues that inevitably come up every year in a Chamber?
Nothing makes for a more challenging year for a Chamber CEO than a less than ideal relationship with the Board Chair. Setting the tone for a good year takes work, clear expectations, and communication on both ends.
Recently retired Willmar Chamber President, Ken Warner and Grand Forks East Grand Ford Chamber CEO, Barry Wilfahrt and their respective 2023 Board Chairs sat down with Lisa Workman, President, Fergus Falls Chamber to answer these questions and more.
Watch the video below to hear two seasoned Chamber CEO’s and their volunteers discuss how they prepared for and managed this sometimes, tricky relationship.
Over the years Ken and Barry have mentored countless Chamber CEOs and Ken delivered his popular “Boot Camp for New Executives” at MACE for many years prior to retirement.
Board and Committee Meeting Articles by Bob Harris – April, 2021
Governance Changes in a Pandemic
Link the Strategic Plan to the Budget
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