Good Boards Make a Difference- How to go beyond the basics to be exceptional
Many good articles cover a Board’s roles and responsibilities and why Board members need to take those responsibilities seriously.[1] However, exceptionally effective Boards go beyond the basic expectations. Those Boards support and strengthen the CEO by collaborating to help improve Board-related processes.
One particularly excellent CEO explained she believed in setting such high standards because her Board did and that her first Board Chair had trained her well. There can be many ways that a Board provides exceptional support. This article considers three – meetings, communication, and leadership provided by deep thinking – that are basic but often overlooked if Board members just accept the status quo.