Slides for workshop presented March 15, 2012, at American Bar Association's Bar Leadership Institute in Chicago. Online handout supporting this workshop can be found at http://boardpresidents.wikispaces.com/

1. Making the most
of your board
Dr. Debra Beck
2012 Bar Leadership Institute
March 15 - Chicago

2. Your essential roles
Focusing
the agenda
Facilitating Board Modeling
continual
President leadership
learning
Engaging
members

3. Focusing the agenda
O Why it’s important:
O You help board set
the agenda – literal
and cultural
O You focus board
attention, activity
O You engage them
in meaningful ways

4. Focusing the agenda
O What it looks like:
O Identified board priorities
O Meetings centered on governance roles
O Focused on questions, not reports
O Broad member participation

5. Implications for
your board?

6. Modeling Leadership
O Why it’s important:
O You act as lead
mission steward
O You model
commitment
O You share
leadership, prepar
e successor

7. Modeling Leadership
O What it looks like:
O Holding them – and yourself – accountable
O Sharing leadership
O Leading engaged meetings
O Maintaining mission focus
O Articulating your own commitment

8. Implications for
your board?

9. Engaging board members
O Why it’s important:
O Facilitates group
success
O Fosters productivity
O Values, engages
diversity
O Builds commitment
O Engages brains &
hearts
O Creates enthusiasm

10. Engaging board members
O What it looks like:
O Meetings focused on:
O Mission
O Governance roles
O Big questions
O Shared leadership
O Connection to personal
motivators
O Acknowledged
successes

11. Implications for
your board?

12. Continual learning
O Why it’s important:
O What you need to know to
govern effectively (mission
& roles)
O Building overall capacity
O Expanding knowledge for
decision making
O Generating member
interest

13. Continual learning
O What it looks like:
O Two learning needs:
O Mission area & board
roles
O Based on member
needs
O Every meeting=learning
experience (70:20:10)
O Peer learning, shared
expertise

14. Implications for
your board?

15. Questions?

16. Contact:
Email: debrabeck@boardlearning.org
Twitter: @npmaven
Blog: www.boardlearning.org
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/boardlearning
Online handout:
http://boardpresidents.wikispaces.com