Managing Board Leadership & Engagement
Strategies for leading in an ever-changing world. As I shared before, I called on several of my executive colleagues and asked, “What are the top 5 challenges your organization will face over the next year?” Their first concern was operating in a post-COVID environment; their second concern was managing staffing issues. The third most frequent concern I noted was: How do I successfully manage varying levels of board leadership & engagement in the organization? I’ll admit, this issue is tricky, and the answer is not at all cut and dried. However, there are a few basic ways to help protect the organization, your staff, you, and your board when it comes to board leadership and engagement. Conduct a Board Analysis.In my experience and based on feedback from my colleagues on board engagement, in general there are four types of board members: 1) Those who are there to provide fiduciary oversight,…