Denice Hinden, president of Managance Consulting & Coaching and expert in leadership transitions, shares invaluable insights on board dynamics. She delves into the six purposes of a board and the necessity of transparency for building resilient relationships. The conversation emphasizes the importance of avoiding assumptions about board members' needs and nurturing open communication. Denice also addresses the importance of clear expectations for collaboration and how leaders can foster trust, ensuring effective decision-making and organizational synergy.
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Six Purposes of a Board
Boards have six key roles: setting direction, monitoring operations, representing the organization, partnering on strategy, record-keeping, and leadership development.
Leaders should understand these roles to maximize board effectiveness.
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Common Board Challenges
Disconnects often arise between boards and leaders due to differing perspectives.
This stems from the inherent complexity of group dynamics and lack of communication.
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Building Board Relationships
Build relationships with board members by having regular informal conversations.
Ask about their interests, concerns, and desired involvement.
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Denice Hinden: Managance Consulting & Coaching
Denice is the president of Managance Consulting & Coaching, a firm that helps transform organizations with provocative strategic planning and coaches leaders and leadership teams. She was lead researcher and co-designer of Executive Transition Management (ETM), a now widely used methodology for effectively supporting nonprofits through leadership transitions.
Denice is the author of The Nonprofit Organizational Culture Guide: Revealing the Hidden Truths that Impact Performance* and Taking Leadership to the Next Level: A Year of Stimulating Essays to Discover More Joy in Leading & Inspiring Others* has a tremendous amount of experience helping leaders and boards find alignment and succeed.
In this conversation, Denice and I discuss the purpose of a board and how leaders can build relationships with board members. We explore the importance of transparency, how to keep initiatives moving forward, and the practice of regularly providing context.
Key Points
Six purposes of a board: (1) set policy and direction, (2) monitor operations for compliance and mission, (3) represent the organization, (4) serve as strategy partners, (5) keep records for the organization, and (6) develop current and future leaders.
Leaders who lean into full transparency with their boards will build relationships that weather difficult times.
Be cautious of making assumptions about what board members want to know.
When meeting one on one, communicate what has happened in conversations with other board members to help keep things moving forward.
Connecting board members to context regularly will help them find movement, especially when the board is in a volunteer capacity.
Resources Mentioned
The Nonprofit Organizational Culture Guide: Revealing the Hidden Truths that Impact Performance* by Denice Hinden
Taking Leadership to the Next Level: A Year of Stimulating Essays to Discover More Joy in Leading & Inspiring Others* by Denice Hinden
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