Reinventing the Board Part II: The Role of the Chair in Increasing Board Effectiveness

Technology companies’ boards of directors need better leadership. I made a case last month about reinventing the board of directors by treating the board as a team and doing annual assessments against company needs. Boards that are structurally more aligned with their company’s operations are better able to help them achieve success-or at least reduce the board’s contribution to company failure. That said, it’s hard for a CEO to do this alone. Even with a well-organized board, a lot of board meetings also are under-effective, ineffective, or worse, really stink.

Enter the effective chairperson.

James Geshwiler

Full Story: http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2011/11/15/reinventing-the-board-part-ii-the-role-of-the-chair-in-increasing-board-effectiveness/