Death by Board Meeting

This article in VentureBeat highlights an all too common scenario: CEOs dreading board meetings and not getting anything out of them. The author, Nick Sturiale, provides some useful rules for building trust with boards and running effective meetings. One is to use the board to help solve problems:

The best boards develop a common insight around the key dynamics driving the company’s business. Common understanding is achieved by providing a holistic view set of snapshots/test results on how the company is faring and not cherry-picking the easiest results to measure.

Having everyone share the same vision is key.