Boards

Personal Board of Directors

PersonalBoDMost companies have a Board of Directors.  Boards serve many purposes.  They are overseers, ensuring the company is operating legally and ethically.  They are accountability managers, seeing that the company sets goals, has a budget and is meeting the goals and budgets.  They are advisors offering management expertise and guidance in all aspects of the organization.  They are ambassadors, promoting the company in the market place.  What if you had your own personal board of directors?  Here are some steps on how to create this.

Step 1:  Think about what you are… Continue reading

Volunteer Boards – Yeah! Or eeeek?

I work with a lot of organizations with a volunteer board of directors.  Volunteers can be an asset and a liability to any organization.  When the role of the volunteer is clearly defined and followed, the volunteer has a better chance of enhancing the organization.  If the roles aren’t clearly defined or a volunteer isn’t following their role, the organization can suffer greatly.

These tips are for anyone who is or wants to be a great volunteer board member.

Tip 1:  Read.  Read all the material you can regarding the organization.  This includes by-laws,… Continue reading