Building Board Community
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Slides from 11/8/14 webinar, part of Leadership Edmonton "Beyond Board Basics" training. Grounded in my dissertation research (case study) exploring boards as communities of practice.
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Building Board Community
- 1. Building Board Community Debra Beck, Ed.D. www.boardlearning.org
- 3. Domain
- 4. Mission: Three Keys ID fit to mission before inviting to join your board Continue mission connection in orientation process Embed mission in all board work
- 5. Fit to mission in recruitment Include mission commitment in ‘must’ recruitment criteria Include mission in prospect interviews Link individual motivations to mission responsibility
- 6. Embed mission in orientation Deepen knowledge, exposure to mission in action Provide resources for on-demand mission learning, reference Provide peer mentor to deepen board mission connection
- 7. Embed mission in board work Clarify, highlight mission advancement in job description Place mission at center of board evaluation processes Build meeting agendas around mission questions, activities
- 9. Board Practice: Three Keys Set the performance bar high Transform board meeting agendas Build committees around board roles, not staff functions
- 10. Set the performance bar high Respect, support board members Set appropriate individual, board level goals – with evaluation Provide peer accountability
- 11. Transform meeting agendas Build around big, future-oriented, mission-focused questions Put reports in writing, on consent agenda Build in time for deliberation, exploration, learning, reflection
- 12. Build committees for board work Set up for board roles, not staff functions Connect charges to board goals, responsibilities Develop as lead board researchers, experts on assigned topic(s)
- 13. Board Community
- 14. Community: Three Keys Develop explicit group norms Address issues as they arise Commit to board team building
- 15. Develop explicit group norms Discuss, identify, define “how we will work together” Talk about common challenges up front, unspoken assumptions Regularly revisit, recommit to ground rules, values
- 16. Address issues as they arise Expect board leaders to monitor, reinforce tone, norms Address small problems early Banish terminal niceness
- 17. Commit to team building Recognize that strong teams govern, work together, lead better Create spaces to deepen member acquaintances, friendships Acknowledge, celebrate individual contributions to collective effort
- 18. For more information www.boardlearning.org Twitter: @npmaven www.pinterest.com/npmaven boardpresidents.wikispaces.com http://www.pinterest.com/npma ven/building-board-community