Board-Centered Leadership: How to Develop the Board You Want... And Need
Faced with shrinking budgets, rapidly changing social needs, and ever more intense public scrutiny, today’s nonprofit executives are finding that they must step up to a new level of partnership with their boards. This United Way workshop offers new ways for executives to think about this partnership, examines common barriers that can prevent boards from playing a stronger leadership role, and explores what executives can do to help break down those barriers.
| When |
Mar 08, 2012
from 08:30 AM to 11:30 AM |
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| Where | The 2100 Building |
| Contact Name | workshops@uwkc.org |
| Contact Phone | 206.461.5014 |
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Faced with shrinking budgets, rapidly changing social needs, and ever more intense public scrutiny, today’s nonprofit executives are finding that they must step up to a new level of partnership with their boards. This United Way workshop offers new ways for executives to think about this partnership, examines common barriers that can prevent boards from playing a stronger leadership role, and explores what executives can do to help break down those barriers.
Participants will explore the principles of board-centered leadership and executive accountability that support, enhance and encourage boards to be at their best. The training focuses on the following topics:
- The five principles of board centered leadership and how they influence board behavior,
- How to strategically focus your board on issues of substance rather than day-to-day concerns,
- The components of executive accountability critical to a board's success,
- Specific ways to improve and strengthen the board-executive partnership.
Note: This workshop is for executive directors only.
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