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Efficient, Productive, Engaging Board Meetings

• By Dan Schenkein

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Efficient, Productive, Engaging Board Meetings

• These suggestions/ ideas were compiled by 10
  Chamber Executives from across the country.

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Make sure you dont create bored meetings!

• Move the meeting place to different locations
• Most important issues are first on the agenda
• This keeps the board engaged from the beginning
• Highlights/ Bullet points of what each committee
  has done the last month
• Helps reduce redundancy

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• Involvement Knowledgeable
• Make board members introduce themselves
• background info, hobbies, 15 minutes of fame,
  etc.
• Highlight financial report (good bad)
• Cuts down on time
• Board meetings are only 60 minutes!

Efficient, Productive, Engaging Board Meetings
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Efficient, Productive, Engaging Board Meetings

• Agendas include all action items.
• Board liaisons from committees.
• Ask for input from the boards perspective.
• Call on board members directly instead of waiting
  for volunteer discussion.
• Keeps board members attentive to the topic

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Efficient, Productive, Engaging Board Meetings

• Get your board to socialize and interact outside
  of the board room.
• House Meeting dinner/gathering at a board
  members house
• Business Bio from a board member at the monthly
  meeting
• board member bio in newsletter with picture and
  interesting information about the member
• Treats!

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Important information at the monthly meeting

• Chairmans report
• Action items
• Management report
• CEO reports by companies (or elected leaders)

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Things That Didnt Work So Well

• John Phillip Souza- marching music _at_ 700 am