Making Decisions to Make Progress: Improving Board Effectiveness

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Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Does your board have difficulty arriving at a decision? Do you debate endlessly and then defer decision to a later meeting? Is there lack of clarity on who has the final say? Decision-making can difficult for many reasons, and how decisions are made can reveal a lot about how an organization performs. Poor decision-making processes can often result in wasted time, confusion, and frustration. Individually, everyone’s intentions are good, yet the whole performs poorly. And in the worst case, decision-making problems create a climate of mistrust and undermine an organization’s mission.

This session is all about learning to diagnose the source of a decision-making problem and identify ways to improve board effectiveness. Participants will work with concrete things such as effective agendas, minutes, and decision making criteria as well as the soft skills that address how to facilitate discussions, reach consensus, awareness of the impact of values.

After this workshop, participants will be able to: Determine areas for improvement on a Board – address their “worry list” Review/discuss and practice components for successful decision making: Defining objectives/setting agendas/tracking progress Using the knowledge around the table The influence of leadership style on effectiveness The degree of trust and openness around the table

Purchase tickets online today at: http://www.leadershipvictoria.ca/improving_board_effectiveness_2017

If ticket prices, transportation, or child care expenses are a barrier for you, please contact us in advance for assistance. Limited bursaries are available.