Have you ever felt that your board meetings dragged through the night leaving you exhausted and not productive? It’s time to say goodbye to yawn-inducing meetings and say hello to an energetic productive collaboration.

Begin with an overview

Most of the time, it is necessary to educate board members on new products or projects. It is important to provide the board members this information but not at the expense of other members of the meeting. Instead, the advice given to board meetings should focus on facilitating discussion that leads to constructive decision-making.

Ensure everyone feels heard

A common reason for yawning-inducing board meetings is that a participant feels like they are not being heard. It could be because they aren’t able to speak as clearly as others, or their ideas and opinions aren’t a good fit for the discussion. If you’re concerned about absence of participation in your board meeting, you can try adding more interactive elements to your meetings or asking questions that encourage discussion.

Each board meeting should be able to define its purpose.

It is important that each member of the board knows the reason for the meeting being held and what they are likely to benefit from it. Set specific, measurable goals to be achieved at every meeting. Then, you must communicate them to the board prior to the meeting. The board should also agree on a template structure for the agenda and distribute it ahead of the meeting, so that attendees are prepared with questions.

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