by Richard Stringham | Apr 24, 2025 | Richard Stringham
The next time you’re in a board meeting think about the cost for each hour of that meeting. Estimate the hourly rate for each board member and each staff member in the room. Add those numbers to get a total hourly rate. Is your board adding value worth the cost of...
by Richard Stringham | Jan 9, 2025 | Richard Stringham
It’s that time again – when forecasts for the coming year are making frequent appearances. In a recent podcast , Tom Standage, editor of The World Ahead by The Economist, candidly noted that their track record for previous forecasts was less than stellar. If the folks...
by Richard Stringham | Dec 2, 2021 | Richard Stringham
…perhaps it shouldn’t! Some boards have an interesting perspective on reports. They view a report as something the board needs to adopt or approve. On one hand, this is understandable. If the board doesn’t make a decision whether it will adopt or approve a report,...
by Paul Zilz | Feb 12, 2020 | Paul Zilz
Perhaps you have found yourself in a board meeting wondering why the board was taking time to discuss something you thought had neither strategic nor fiduciary importance. You lamented, “Why is the board wasting time talking about this...
by Jannice Moore | May 14, 2019 | Jannice Moore
Have you ever received the agenda package for your board meeting and thought “Oh, no – do I really have to wade through all of this information?” If so, you’re not alone. I think many board members, on receiving the package, feel like they are swimming...
