The Problem
Most board meetings waste everyone's time.
Best Practices
- Send materials 48 hours ahead
- Stick to agenda
- Focus on decisions, not updates
- Keep it under 2 hours
What to Cover
- Financial performance
- Key metrics
- Strategic decisions
- Major risks
What NOT to Cover
- Operational minutiae
- Stuff that could be an email
- Your feelings
Respect everyone's time.
Our board meetings are never like this. They're mostly Laurie asking hard questions I don't want to answer.
Richard, your board meetings would improve dramatically if you sent the deck more than 20 minutes before the meeting starts.