Oct 24, 2017
Mike Burns and Judy Friewirth explain the purpose and benefits of sharing tasks among board leaders. In this conversation, they:
- Share ideas for assigning board duties
- Offer models to increase power sharing
- Outline training strategies for board leaders
Their insight will help you foster board teamwork and prepare for leadership changes.
Links:
Nonprofit Solutions Associates: www.nonprofitsa.com
BWB Solutions: http://bwbsolutions.com/
Voices of Board Chairs Report: http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/allianceonline.org/resource/resmgr/docs/VoicesBoardChairsReport1016.pdf
*****Time Stamp Highlights*****
(3:10) Surprising survey results on board chair training methods
(5:00) Snowball technique for collecting data
(6:30) The role of board mentors
(9:00) The CEO and board chair relationship
(11:00) The role of a vice chair
(14:00) Accountability and power sharing
(15:05) Finding the power-sharing model that best suits your board
(15:45) Road blocks to smooth leadership transitions
(18:00) Governance’s role in power-sharing
(19:00) How your board leaders can begin to share power with constituents
(19:57) The story of “Sweet Briar”: Justifying the need for power sharing between a board and its community
(23:18) Obstacles to sharing resources with the community
(24:56) Why your board leaders need a mentor to facilitate their training