3 Ways to Motivate Your Board of Directors

콕 집어서 얘기하자... 둘 만의 대화에서 자주 들을 수 있는 말입니다.

그러나 중역회의에서도 두리뭉실한 얘기, 내 얘기에만 집중된 화제, 공감을 불러일으키지 못하는 화법, 대충 시간만 때우고자 하는 건성 스피치, 서로가 서로에게 강 건너 불 보듯 하는 자세 등등 ... 제대로 된 회의가 되었다고 하기 어려운 상황도 벌어집니다. 자, 그럼 무엇을 고쳐야 할까요? 어떻게 시작하면 제대로 된 회의를 할 수 있게 될까요? 역시 너무나 기본적인 사항들을 지키라고 하는군요. 

 

 

--- MANAGEMENT TIP: JUNE 18, 2010 ---

3 Ways to Motivate Your Board of Directors

When serving on a board of directors is voluntary, sometimes members can lose focus or doubt that their participation is essential. At your next board meeting, try these three tips for reinvigorating and encouraging board members to devote more time and energy to growing your company:

1. Pose provocative questions. Spend a significant part of each board meeting wrestling with critical issues and asking your board to think through the toughest challenges facing your company.
2. Share the stage. Minimize time spent listening to prepared presentations. Be sure the conversation isn't dominated by one or two members.
3. Spend time one-on-one. Find out about members' individual interests and how they might translate to helping your company in a unique way — for example, by coaching an executive or attending a critical in-house meeting.



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Today's Management Tip was adapted from "Motivating a BOD" on the "Ask the Expert: Tammy Erickson" board of the HBR Answer Exchange.

Read the full thread and join the discussion:
http://link.email.hbr.org/r/8XCZ/1VUSY/6V5EY6/L7ABG/ER0A6/8Z/t