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Board Development: Elevating Strategic Thinking and Assessing Board Capabilities Mark Engle, D.M., FASAE AMC Principal
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Page 1: Board Development: Elevating Strategic Thinking and Assessing Board Capabilities Mark Engle, D.M., FASAE AMC Principal.

Board Development: Elevating Strategic Thinking and Assessing

Board Capabilities

Mark Engle, D.M., FASAEAMC Principal

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Board Development: Elevating Strategic Thinking and

Assessing Board Capabilities

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Today’s Agenda Welcome About the research Promoting strategic dialogue Utilizing conflict to achieve HQCDs Case study Interesting Questions….

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The Three ‘Ls’ Little board time Lots of trivial issues Lack of progress in associations

The Three ‘RQs’ Why are boards reluctant to make bold decisions? Does reaching consensus water down decisions? How do high performing association boards make

consequential decisions?

About the Research

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AANN is the leading authority in neurosciences for nurses.

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Promoting Strategic DialogueStrategic vs. Operational On Mission

Magnitude Potential Consequences

Potential for Failure/Risk

Precedent Setting

Course Setting/Changing

Filtering mechanism

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Issue Management: Board Agenda

Issue Management: Board Agenda

Category I:Reports/Updates

Category II:Board Obligated Items

Category III:Environmental Scanning &

Strategic Discussion

Category IV:Seeking Decisions/Action

Items

- Use Consent Agenda- No decisions/directions necessary- Time Saving

- Minutes- Governmental Actions- Financial Requirements- Nominations & Appointments- Governance Items

- Unframed & Trend Seeking- Unfiltered- Limited Boundaries- Directional, not Decisional

- Generally well framed- May be directional for CEO- May be crisis oriented- May be contentious- Issues requiring a position- Issues regarding the Strategic Plan and Corporate Objectives- Issues challenging the core of the association or profession

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D.S. 1

Issue is Filtered & Framed1

Frame Issue2

Engage Consultant

Task Force Debates

Board Decides

Task Force and Staff

A. Never AgainB. Not NowC. Return to T/F

Issue Map v.6

Research Issue

Recommendation to Board

Board Appoints Task Force

Implementation& Assessment

Approved

Not Approved

D.S. 2,3,4

D.S. 5

D.S. 6

D.S. 7,8,9

Conflict

Consensus

FILTER:Strategic vs OperationalOn MissionMagnitude: $, image, impact on profession/associationPotential ConsequencesPotential for Failure/RiskPrecedent SettingCourse Setting/Changing

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Case Study: ASHACase Study: ASHA

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 145,000 audiologists, S-L pathologists and S-L-H scientists.

STRATEGIC ISSUE: Eliminating Legislative Council

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ASHA Case Study(aka ‘Qual 2.0’)

1. Strategic Issue Identified

2. ‘Charter’ Approved3. Task Force Appointed4. Consultant Retained5. Data Collected

6. Analysis and Education7. Options Drafted &

Shared8. Prepared Final

Recommendation9. Managed/Pre-empted

Conflict10. Straw Poll Conducted

D.S. 1

Issue is Filtered & Framed1

Frame Issue2

Engage Consultant

Task Force Debates

Board Decides

Task Force and Staff

A. Never AgainB. Not NowC. Return to T/F

Issue Map v.5

Research Issue

Recommendation to Board

Board Appoints Task Force

Implementation& Assessment

Approved

Not Approved

D.S. 2,3,4

D.S. 5

D.S. 6

D.S. 7,8,9

Board/Influencer

Input

Political Element

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VICTORY….!

• Thorough UNDERSTANDING

• VOTE: Two Thumbs Up

• RESULT: High Quality COURAGEOUS DECISION

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ACHE Learning Lessons (aka ‘Qual 2.0’)

• ‘Conflict’ is a bad term• Provide a culture of Trust and Comfort• Rush Slowly, mon.

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Example

Board of Directors Meeting Vancouver, BC Canada

Tuesday, February 15 – Wednesday February 16, 2011

CORE PURPOSE To improve the care of patients with serious or life-threatening conditions

through advancement of hospice and palliative medicine.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 4:00 pm PT – Marriott Pinnacle Hotel, 1128 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC / Shaughnessy Salon, 3rd Floor

I. Welcome/Introductions (10 min) Morrison

II. ► Will Hospice and Palliative Medicine Be a Leader or a (1 hr) Kirch

Follower in True Health Care Reform? Association of American Medical Colleges

III. International Perspectives in Palliative Medicine (1hr) Abernethy/Ferris/Radwany

7:00 pm PT – Dinner, Transportation to The Fish House in Stanley Park WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 – Marriott Pinnacle Vancouver, Shaughnessy Salon, 3rd Floor 8:00 am PT Continental Breakfast 8:30 am PT Board Meeting/Call to Order

I. CALL TO ORDER Morrison II. CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES Morrison

III. ►MINUTES Faulkner

A. Approve minutes of October 29 Board call, December 10 Executive Committee call, and receive minutes of 2010-2011 Executive Committee Electronic Voting

IV. CONSENT AGENDA Morrison (Note: Items on the consent agenda require no specific action by the board and can be accepted in one motion unless a board member requests discussion. These items are discussed under VI. item F.) A. ►Guideline Endorsement Policy & Procedure B. ►Mailing Label Rental Policy & Procedure

V. STRATEGY AND POLICY

A. ►Journal Update (8:45 – 9:15) Thomas Action: Discuss/progress report from Publications Committee; no action required

B. ►Development Initiative (9:15-9:45) Quill Action: Discuss/progress report from Development Task Force

9:45 am PT – Break

AGENDA

GenerativeGenerative

StrategyStrategy

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Example

Board of Directors Meeting Vancouver, BC Canada

Tuesday, February 15 – Wednesday February 16, 2011

►HMD Certification recommendation (10 – 11) Fischberg

Action: Discuss/progress report from the Education & Training SCC

A. ►Advocacy Review, Future Priorities (materials to be posted 2/8)(11-11:30) Radwany Action: Discuss/progress report on priorities for 2011

Annual Assembly Welcome & Preview (11:30 – 11:45) Tucker

11:45 am PT – Lunch

B. ►Board Self Assessment (12:45-1:30) Crossno/Smith Action: Discuss results of 2011 Board Self-Assessment

I. BOARD ACTION ITEMS

A. Development Initiative (1:30-1:45) Quill Action: Discuss/approve recommendation from Development Task Force

B. HMD Certification Recommendation (1:45-2) Morrison/Bruno Action: Discuss/approve recommendation from the Education & Training SCC

C. Advocacy Priorities for 2011 (2-2:15) Morrison Action: Discuss/approve advocacy priorities from Ethics, Advocacy & External Awareness SCC

D. ►Pediatric Competencies (2:15-2:30) Abernethy Action: Discuss/approve recommendation from the Education & Training SCC C of I: Nancy Hutton / Sarah Friebert

E. ►Media and Issues Management (2:30-2:45) Sinclair Action: Discuss/approve recommendation from the Ethics, Advocacy & Awareness SCC

F. Other New Business Morrison

II. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS A. ►Financial Report (5 min) Quill

Action: Accept November & December 2010 preliminary year-end financial statement Action: Review AMC Incentive Fee Calculation

B. ►Investment Report (10 min) Quill Action: Review 2010 4th Quarter Report Action: Review Foster Group Fee Adjustment

C. ►Strategic Plan Preview (5 min) Smith Action: Review input opportunities and planning process D. Recognition of Outgoing Board Members Morrison

OperationalOperational

StrategyStrategy

StrategyStrategy

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Interesting Questions…?

• Can you picture a consequential issue on AANN horizon that merits this process?

• Lessons learned from ASHA's process and success that are pertinent to AANN?

• Does your culture promote ‘conflict’ or ‘dissention’?

• How can you improve this?

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Additional Resources Mark Engle, In Search of Bold and Wise Decision Making in

Associations and Big Issue Resulting in Bold Decisions: How Boards of High-Performing Professional Societies Engage found at connect2amc.com/resources

7 Measures of Success: What Remarkable Associations Do That Others Don‘t

Bob Harris, CAE, The Nonprofit Center at rchcae.com BoardSource, Boardsource.org ASAE & the Center, asaecenter.org Association Forum, associationforum.org

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Contact Information

Mark Engle, D.M., FASAE [email protected]

Thank you!