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Reader Response to SMEs Once Again Voice Concerns Over GoC Shared Services Strategy
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And the second point is - is this a boondoggle in the making? My understanding is that departments are not falling over themselves to buy in to this initiative. But they have to subscribe, at least on paper, if they want funding from Treasury Board. I suspect many departments are paying lip service, waiting to see how it will all unfurl. Does anyone have a good knowledge of what the real situation is? |
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PDF Your Board Package
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| Thankfully I no longer get fedexed binders of board packages from my portfolio companies in advance of a board meeting. Through the modern miracle of email, the board packages show up in my inbox – hopefully a few days (rather than a few hours – or even minutes) before the board meeting. The board packages tend to show up in three different formats – one that is easy to deal with, one that is ok, and one that sucks. |
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Board of Directors Number of Meetings
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| As Jim and I continue our Board Meeting series, we've decided to address a question that we are often asked - "How Many Board Meetings Should A VC-backed company have?" |
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Board Meeting Rules
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| Following are some board meeting rules that were recently presented to me and my fellow board members by a CEO at one of his first board meetings at a newly funded early stage company. I thought they were brilliant. Feel free to pass them out at your next board meeting. |
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A Strategic Look At Dos and Donts of Board Meeting Minutes From Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach
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| Do you serve on a board of directors and experience significant inaccuracies and inconsistencies in board minutes? Do you know that board minutes are really a very important resource to governing boards? Minutes of board meetings provide evidence that a board has exercised care in decision-making. The minutes also substantiate that a board is operating in accordance with its Bylaws and other documents and rules.
Although there is recognition that board minutes are important, many organizations continue to have inadequate records of board meetings. Your strategic thinking business coach offers a list of the DO’s and DON’Ts of board meeting minutes.
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Reader Response to SMEs Once Again Voice Concerns Over GoC Shared Services Strategy
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And the second point is - is this a boondoggle in the making? My understanding is that departments are not falling over themselves to buy in to this initiative. But they have to subscribe, at least on paper, if they want funding from Treasury Board. I suspect many departments are paying lip service, waiting to see how it will all unfurl. Does anyone have a good knowledge of what the real situation is? |
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Business Planning: A 2:1 Return on Investment
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| Let me take you back a few years to my government days, when I was head of the Corporate Development team within Treasury. One of the areas my team looked after was Strategic and Business Planning for the department and all of the little units within the department.
Now at that time Treasury was renowned for its planning. They loved having other departments take time to plan their strategies, projects and priorities. They created massive guideline manuals that made the Yellow Pages look like a weekly women's magazine so people knew EXACTLY how to plan. They had whole teams of people scrutinizing the details in each department's plans.
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The Board's Role in Fundraising
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| “Should my board help me raise funds?” The obvious answer is yes, of course they should! Now comes the hard part. Getting the board to actually raise money is a lot tougher than simply saying they should. Many nonprofits, of all sizes and types of mission, overlook the basic steps necessary to engage the board in effective fundraising. |
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The 800 Pound Gorilla Problem
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| I was at a board meeting recently where the board and management was discussing the company’s market position. This is a strong company that leads its market and, as a result, one of the board members stated that we were “the 800 pound gorilla in the market.” In my world view, the market was still relatively small so I suggested that we were the 12 pound gorilla. While this got a chuckle, it was instructive and moved the conversation down an interesting path. |
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Assessing Board Practices
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| Looking to assess board practices? Here is a survey you can let your board members take anonymously. |
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Nonprofit Board Member Manuals - What Should You Include?
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| When you have a board of directors, it is always a good idea to have a Board Member Manual. A Manual is a great tool for board members to use when they need quick and easy access to critical information about the organization. It compiles important documents into one binder, so they don't waste time and energy looking for what they need in several files or locations. Does your organization have a manual for its board members? |
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