by Jeff Arnold | President, Leading Associations | Sep 12, 2019 | Board Culture, Board Training
There’s a perception among some that association/non-profit CEOs are less sophisticated than their corporate sector counterparts because they aren’t as highly paid. The belief is rooted in the idea that the true rock stars only go for the big bucks. I believe the...
by Jeff Arnold | President, Leading Associations | Aug 6, 2019 | Board Culture, Board Training
Strategic planning is a standard exercise at many, if not most, associations/nonprofit organizations. So much so that many smart people mindlessly use it as a prescription for all organizational ills: “Having problems, eh? Do you have a strategic plan? If you do, when...
by Jeff Arnold | President, Leading Associations | May 16, 2019 | Board Culture, Board Training
In my previous post, The Ideal Rules of Engagement for Board and Staff, I talked about how the challenges in board of directors/staff relationships generally arise from three types of board engagement: disengaged, over-engaged, or engaged in the wrong way. In this...
by Jeff Arnold | President, Leading Associations | May 14, 2019 | Board Culture, Board Meeting Tools, Board Training
Challenges in board of directors/staff relationship generally arise from three types of board engagement: disengaged, over-engaged, or engaged in the wrong way. Let’s look at each area, then explore key strategies for overcoming the challenges presented. Disengaged...
by Jeff Arnold | President, Leading Associations | May 13, 2019 | Board Culture, Board Training
A board has little hope of providing effective governance, let alone visionary and strategic leadership, if it’s still held back by some basic sources of dysfunction. The key to overcoming dysfunction and optimizing function is to first identify the source of the...
by Jeff Arnold | President, Leading Associations | May 10, 2019 | Board Culture, Board Training
There are difficult, but manageable, board members who create tension at meetings but generally don’t derail the work of the board altogether. They make meetings unpleasant. They fall into various behavior categories: Overbearing (loudest voice in the room wins)...
