What to do with a Bored Board Presented by Michelle Taylor, Matrix on Board Consulting
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What to do with a Bored BoardPresented by
Michelle Taylor, Matrix on Board Consulting
Signs of Board boredom
Rubber Stamping CEO Decisions
Micro-managing
All talk no action
Don’t read Board papers
No questions or irrelevant questions
Where’s the Passion?
Where’s the Purpose?
Reignite the Passion
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Realign the Purpose
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Put the TEAM to WORK
Fixing the problem(s)….
Why did you join this Board?
Why did you join this Board?
Why did you join this Board?
What is this Board’s role?
What is this Board’s purpose?
What will be this Board’s legacy?
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Put people where their passion is
Have a Board plan
Individual & collective monitoring
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Who is responsible?
Effective Boards
Board Evaluation
Strategic Planning
Board Action &
Development Planning
Board Recruitment & Induction
Board Evaluation
Board Evaluation
Encourage reflection
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Analyse how the team works together
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Pointy questions about achievements
and legacy
Context• Previous 2 years – major changes and challenges• Relatively new Chairperson• Accreditation agency required ‘work on Governance’
ObjectiveHow can we be the
best Board ever?
Methodology1. Document Review + discussions with CEO and Chair2. Online Survey3. Interviews (one on one)
Board Evaluation Case Study
• Online survey = “To give back to the community”• Interviews = distinct and diverse passions and motivations• A few Board members didn’t really know why they where there
0• Online survey = “Everyone knows what their job is, we are great”• Interviews = “We don’t have a Strategic Direction”• Nobody could identify any significant value added by the Board
0• Online survey = “Meetings run on time, everyone is civil”• Interviews = formal meetings stifling some people• ‘New’ members deferring to ‘Old’ members
Evaluation Findings
Most effective questions were:• Is there a particular part of this organisation that you are most
passionate about?• What value do you add to this Board?• In what way has this Board influenced or changed this
organisation in the past 12 months?• If you were going to start the organisation from scratch, how
would you go about it?• Describe your Board in three words
Evaluation Outcomes
• PCC Board realised how good they could be and needed to be
• Strategic Planning workshops held
• In Camera sessions & different meeting styles
• Renewed commitment (and energy)
• New members are speaking up
• Operational reports quarterly instead of monthly
In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless but
planning is
indispensable. (Dwight D Eisenhower)
Strategic Planning
VisionMissionValues
Strategic Goals
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Board Action Planning
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Board sets the vision and parameters
Managers/staff figure out how to get it done
Context• Momentum achieved from Board Evaluation• Old Strategic Plan designed by CEO, internal focus• Strategic Direction urgently needed
Objective• Set the Strategic
Direction• Enthusiasm!!
Methodology1. Submissions requested from Board Members2. Two workshops3. Strict focus on VISION and MISSION
Strategic Planning Case Study
Strategic Planning Outcomes
• Board members found their shared passion(s)
• There is a Strategic Framework – and the Plan is coming
• Board discovered a visionary role for their organisation
• Board have taken up their relationship management role
• Board have their own Action Plan
• Strategy is discussed at every Board Meeting
Board Action & Development Plan
Put people to work in the areas they are passionate about
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Accountability
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Board’s own goals linked to the Strategic
Plan
What is our role?
What our purpose?
What will be our legacy?
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- Represent PCC as leaders in the community- Long term financial planners- Governance not management
- Be catalysts for self determination in our region- Ensure that PCC thrives
- Strong internal systems & structures- Established, productive partnerships
Board recruitment & induction
Board recruitment & induction
Go after who you need
Ask the right questions and remember the
answers
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Plan for integrating new members
Ongoing check ins
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Set objectives for individual
achievements
Why did you join this Board?
Why did you join this Board?
Why did you join this Board?
Ask the right questions
Act on the answers
Have a plan
Pay attention
Next webinar
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QUESTIONS?
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