Board-Meeting-Prep-Failure-
Is this a frequent scene at the start of board meetings? The meeting is called to order, and suddenly, nearly everyone at the table — even the board chair —...
Building a productive board
There is always too much to do, and not enough easy information. Each of these groups builds on the work of the group before it, and benefits from the same...
Bullies in the Boardroom
Joining a board should be an honor. It is an opportunity to use leadership skills and tact to advance a shared mission. The boardroom environment should be a place of...
Dysfunctional Boards – Symptoms and Cures
A dysfunctional board can hinder an organization's progress through indecision, inaction, or inertia.
Enhancing the Weakest Link
An association with a network of components should have mechanisms to maintain standards of excellence.
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses
28 Phrases You Wouldn’t Want to Hear in the Association Office
How to Alienate the Board at your First Meeting
Want to make a bad impression as the newest member of the board? Learn from these mistakes.
Is my Board Broken
In a meeting with association executives, I asked, “Is there anything wrong with your board of directors?” I chronicled the replies and suggested solutions.
Missing in Action Board Meeting Attendance
Sitting in the Shadyspot Community Center boardroom, Juan, Sylvia, and Monika were fed up. Where were the other eight board members? Stefan, the board chair, should have called the meeting...
Problem Boards or Board Problem
Over the past twenty years, there has been a steady growth in training programs, consulting practices, academic research, and guidebooks aimed at enhancing the performance of nonprofit boards.
Significant Challenges for Boards
There are more than 1.5 million nonprofit boards in the USA. It is likely that every organization has faced at least one of these 12 significant challenges.
The Many Responsibilities of the Board President
Handout from the NAHC Conference.