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Board meetings can be a useful resource for your company. In fact, they assist you in making quicker decisions improve productivity and time management skills, increase collaboration and help bring your business closer to its goals.

Yet, they can also be lengthy and confusing. Many boards do not have the proper plan or structure for their board meetings.

A key to a successful board meeting is having an agenda that clearly spells out the agenda for the meeting and provides all necessary documentation prior to the start of the session. It’s also crucial to limit the number of agenda items and avoid reusing agenda items from one meeting to the next.

In the discussion part of the meeting, be sure to focus on issues and issues that are strategic in nature, rather than simply operational. This will draw out board members’ various talents and interests, helping you tap into a deeper reservoir of energy to engage in discussions.

The board should have the possibility to discuss and decide on strategies that will move your organization closer to its objectives, including defining and discussing concrete metrics to gauge progress. This can be accomplished by assigning ‘KPIs’ for each strategy, such as client or donor retention rates and the amount of revenue that is acquired. Focusing your discussions on the most crucial issues that your company faces will increase the value of every board meeting.