The nominating committee of any organization has the job of reeling in new board members. One of the questions that I suggest a board member ask is how many hours a week/month/year is this board commitment going to take? Most people will make a casual comment that it does not take long, or not very […]
Conflict of interest is one of the most important issues in most boards, particularly non-profit boards. A director is entrusted with the duty to act in the best interests of the organization, not in their own best interests. It is a matter of public trust for groups to believe that their board members are acting […]
Throughout August I was talking about the characteristics that are desirable in board members. There are no perfect people, so it is unlikely that any organization has a board where all of the board members demonstrate all of the desirable characteristics. This is where training comes in. We can do training around ethical behaviour, explaining […]
This is the last in the series about desirable characteristics of board members. We have talked about being open minded, playing well with others, being brave, committed to the cause and punctuality. This last tip in the series is about ethical behaviour. The news from the United States lately is all about members of the […]
I am publishing a series on the desirable characteristics of board members. This is the fourth one. I have talked about four characteristics so far– playing well with others, being open minded, being brave and being committed to the cause. This week I want to talk about being punctual. One of the big reasons for […]