A dynamic agenda is essential for a successful meeting. It should include an assortment of updates as well as discussions. What can you do to ensure that the board is participating in discussions that will create strategies that drive the business forward, rather than simply discussing the information that has been shared?\n<\/p>\n
Prioritizing the most important topics of discussion at the top is crucial. This will motivate the leadership to bring the meeting to life by getting to the meaty discussions early, and it will set the tone that the meeting is not just a recitation of reports. This will reduce the tendency to be distracted by new topics and spend time on activities that could be pushed off to future sessions or incorporated into appendices of the board book.\n<\/p>\n
After the board has discussed the organization’s strategy and reached a consensus, the next step is to develop an action plan. This will include identifying concrete metrics that are aligned to the goals, like a net Promoter Score, satisfaction and retention levels of customers as well as sales by region or the turnover of employees.\n<\/p>\n