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Wasting Hours on Minutes

Written by Justi Folladori | 10/14/20 2:35 PM

Do you find the first hour of board meetings are wasted by talking about what happened at the previous meeting? Do you frequently have board members question whether or not the minutes are accurate?

Time is a valuable resource. Spending a significant amount of time approving minutes will quickly deter enthusiastic board members from wanting to achieve results with what time remains. 

Bob Harris, CAE suggests these tips to prevent this time waster:

  • Agenda Design
  • Time is Money
  • Distribution
  • Consent
  • Control
  • Time Markers
  • Mission Driven
  • Brief is Better
  • Director Orientation 
  • Preparing
  • Accuracy 

Bob Harris, CAE has more than 30 years of experience with associations, chambers and other nonprofits. He is known around the world for sharing best practices and promoting sustainability of associations and chambers.