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The successful running of a board meeting requires a blend of strategies that will yield the most outcomes while creating the perfect atmosphere for collaboration. These tips will assist you set a lively atmosphere and encourage participation from a variety of perspectives, and reach your goals.
Set out the Objectives of Your Meeting
Setting clear goals keeps meetings focused and productive. This will also lead participants to meaningful discussions and decision making processes. Making clear the goals of the meeting allows leaders to set the agenda in order, allocate enough time for each topic and provide flexibility if unforeseen issues or urgent concerns arise during the meeting.
Start with the most important issues
If you address the most pressing issues first, you will increase the energy of your meeting and put everyone in a more positive frame of mind to have a deeper discussion. It is also a great way to set the precedent that your meetings will concentrate on issues, rather than updates, which is often an issue with many board of directors meetings.
Distribute Meeting Materials in advance
Distributing the meeting materials and reports to all Board members in advance is the best way to ensure they are prepared for the meeting. This will enable attendees to peruse the materials and form their opinions and thoughts before the meeting. This will also prevent the meeting from becoming off-track or becoming a tangle of administrative tasks.
Assess Your Meetings
Using an online board portal allows you to record the items that you need to follow up on during the meeting, and then distribute them in an easily digestible format after the meeting has been concluded. It is also important to review board meetings on a regular basis to determine what works and what could be improved.
