I go to plenty of board meetings. There are board members who do not contribute their opinions. I always want to know why someone comes to a meeting and does not have anything to say. Is it possible that they always agree with the majority? My concern is that these people do not agree, but […]
I have talked before about the characteristics of board members. This week, I am talking about the characteristics of the board chairperson. This person needs to be able to control the meeting. Which means they need to be firm but fair. The board chair should make sure that the meetings are a place where all […]
Does your group meet monthly? Quarterly? Have you discussed what the right amount of meetings to have is? You don’t want each meeting to be too long. Actually, we have two questions here, 1. How long do you want your meetings to be? 2. Would you be willing to meet more frequently to have each […]
I like helping groups have more effective meetings. A part of that is to have an agenda and to stick to the agenda. I believe that an agenda should be circulated prior to the meeting. Two reasons for this are: 1. So that members can see if there are any issues that are going to […]
Life insurance has been moving towards what they call interactive policies. What this means is that policy holders can get a lower insurance premium if the life insurance companies agree with their behaviour. For example, if a policy owner wears a fitness tracker and shares the data, then they could get a lower premium. Privacy […]