Board Meeting Tips – How to Make Your Meetings More Productive

Have you ever felt like your board meetings dragged on endlessly and you were exhausted and unproductive? Say goodbye to boring meetings and welcome to energized collaboration.

Begin with a grand-picture overview

Most often, board members need to be informed about new products or initiatives. It is important to give the board members this information but not at the expense of the rest of the meeting. Instead, the board meeting’s advice should be focused on facilitating discussion that leads to constructive decision making.

Ensure everyone feels heard

A common reason for yawning-inducing board meetings is that a person in the group feels that they aren’t being heard. This could be due to the fact that they aren’t speaking as often as other members or because their ideas and opinions don’t seem to fit in with the discussion. If you’re concerned about the lack of participation at your board meetings, try adding more interactive elements to your meetings or ask questions that encourage more discussion.

Each board meeting should have clear objectives.

Make sure that board reports best practice every member of the board knows the purpose of the meeting that is taking place and what they can expect to gain from it. You can achieve this by establishing clear, measurable objectives for each meeting and communicating the objectives to the board in advance of the meeting. The board should also decide on a format for the agenda and distribute it prior to the date of the meeting, so that attendees can come prepared with questions.

Written by Roberto Contreras