Governance Terms & Tools

5 Tips for an Outstanding Board Retreat

Karma Bass, CEO and Managing Principal, Via Healthcare Consulting Having participated and led hundreds of board retreats over my 25 years in the field, I’ve developed a few “go-to” practices that help ensure the retreats I’m part of stand out in the minds of participants and leaders. Nothing makes me happier that getting comments on …

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Appropriate Use of a Consent Agenda*

Governance Terms & Tools

An important tool in maximizing board meeting time and enhancing a board’s overall effectiveness is the consent agenda. This tool allows boards to streamline meetings by combining routine matters that require board approval into one agenda item. By removing routine issues that do not require discussion from the agenda, the board is freed to focus …

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