Management of Board meetings covers the entire process prior to, during and after a board meeting. This includes voting, decisions and notes, as well as risks and agenda items for meetings. By following the right strategies you can ensure that your board meetings are successful on their intended purpose: setting up strategies for the company and specifying how teams work towards those strategies.
Follow your schedule, and limit the time you spend on reports. For example, limiting amount of executive reports you present by inviting top executives for just one or two agenda items allows for more detailed discussions about the most important strategic issues, and gives the executives the chance to share their thoughts directly with the board.
If a topic that is new is raised during the meeting, it is suggested to encourage board members to discuss it between sessions or outside of the boardroom. This will save valuable time during the meeting and let everyone concentrate on the most important issues at hand. Distractions can easily take over the entire board meeting. This is particularly so when they occur in the middle of a subject on the agenda. To prevent this from happening, ask attendees for topics that aren’t relevant to the current discussion to be pushed into a “parking area.” Once the meeting has ended, review the parking area and decide if it should be added to the following agenda or delegated.
Use software that tracks results and store all information related to the meeting. Choose a simple user interface and seamless integrations to make it easy for your attendees to join in the meeting and stay focused.
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