Denise Fellows shares her tips on how to plan board meetings that lead to high-quality decisions.
I sit on a number of charity boards, both as chief executive and as trustee and I have, on occasion, been known to need a stiff drink when I get home (tea, two sugars obviously!). Most of us will have heard anecdotes about sitting through hours of rambling discussions and presentations, with trustees wondering why they are there and what they are contributing.
Depressingly many good trustees will turn tail and run after a few dire meetings, however committed they may be to the cause. Well run meetings are an essential part of good governance and being able to make strategic change within charities, and the best board meetings start with a well-planned agenda, to ensure that trustees are able to contribute meaningfully... Keep reading on Civil Society
I sit on a number of charity boards, both as chief executive and as trustee and I have, on occasion, been known to need a stiff drink when I get home (tea, two sugars obviously!). Most of us will have heard anecdotes about sitting through hours of rambling discussions and presentations, with trustees wondering why they are there and what they are contributing.
Depressingly many good trustees will turn tail and run after a few dire meetings, however committed they may be to the cause. Well run meetings are an essential part of good governance and being able to make strategic change within charities, and the best board meetings start with a well-planned agenda, to ensure that trustees are able to contribute meaningfully... Keep reading on Civil Society