What Effective Boards Do Well
After leading or participating in over a thousand board meetings, I've concluded that the most effective boards have figured out how to do the following things well: B -- Believe: Operate by faith rather than fear. Prayer for guidance is essential. When faced with a big challenge, what you do next reveals what you really believe about God. O -- Optimize: Look for ways build up, strengthen and move forward. Focus on the possibilities, rather than the problems. No nit picking or circle spinning. A -- Argue: Perhaps I should say "argue constructively." A good board is not just a bunch of rubber stampers. Neither should it be a collection of cantankerous cranks. On a healthy board, divergent viewpoints are encouraged and expressed positively. The best outcomes occur after the various perspectives are weighed. There's a way to disagree agreeably, keeping the unity of the Spirit in t...