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Join Beverly Smith, Owner and Principal of Beverly Smith Consulting, for a comprehensive webinar on how to chair a successful meeting. Discover essential strategies including governance basics, relationship-building with key stakeholders, defining member roles, and enhancing board effectiveness. Learn the importance of preparation, presiding over discussions, fostering participation, and evaluating meeting outcomes. Perfect for new and existing board members, this session will equip you with the tools needed to lead impactful meetings and define success in your organizational context.
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How to Chair a Great Meeting: 10 Things the Chair Must Do to be SuccessfulWSHA Web ConferenceFebruary 27, 200812 – 1 p.m. P.S.T. For audio, call:1-888-850-5066 code 222177#
Presenter Beverly Smith Owner & Principal Beverly Smith Consulting
Outline of Presentation • Govern/Learn • Build Relationship • Define • Participate in Orientation • Prepare (with CEO)
Outline of Presentation Continued . . . • Preside • Make Friends with “Robert” • Mentor • Evaluate • Define Success
1. Govern / Learn • Bylaws & Statutes • Board Functions • Committee Functions
2. Build Relationship • With Board Members • With CEO/Administrator/Designated Staff • With Other Staff – Through the CEO
3. Define • Board Member Job Description • Types of Meetings • Meeting Norms – Buy in by Board Members • Support for Board Decisions
4. Participation in Orientation • New Board Members • Committee Chairs
5. Prepare (with CEO) • Agenda – Timely & Timed • Consent Agenda
6. Preside • Open Discussion • Encourage Participation • Function as a Team • Summarize • Put The Question or Refer • Provide for Community Input
7. Make Friends with “Robert” • Principles (3) • One subject at a time • Will of majority rules • Protect rights of minority • Small Boards • The “Magic” Words If there is no objection….
8. Mentor • Committee Chairs • Future Board Chairs • Community Members/Future Board Members
9. Evaluate • Verbal & Written Evaluation of the Meeting Process • Learning Opportunities