What makes a good Board Chair?

09/20/23 • 7 min

What makes a good Chair? I have worked with many Boards, and I have worked with good and great Chairs. However, never have I come across a Chair able to do the litany of tasks required of a Chair.

In exploring the role and responsibilities of the Chair, which is always a much bigger role than it appears on paper, what is the common thread amongst Chairs and what makes them great? How do you go from a good Chair to a great one.

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What makes a good Chair? I have worked with many Boards, and I have worked with good and great Chairs. However, never have I come across a Chair able to do the litany of tasks required of a Chair.

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How to facilitate Board meetings

As a Board Chair, are there skills you bring to the role other than being able to run a Board meeting? Would not having to run the Board meeting allow you to add more value in the role of Chair?

With NFPs being all about innovation, it’s only natural that they would be drawn to solutions that allow the Chair and leadership team more time to what they do best in the role, utilizing their own unique skill set for the organisation.

Running a good meeting requires specific skills. In this video I discuss some innovative options to support the Chair and Board without modifying their Board responsibilities. The NFP sector stands to gain a lot from outsourcing Board Facilitation as it ends in great results for all concerned.