10 Tips for improving Board Discussions

Board Member Meeting Advice (10 Tips)

 

1. Stay engaged.  Avoid Side Conversations and other distractions
2. Listen with an open mind.  Try to understand others’ perspectives
3. Consider two or more alternatives simultaneously
4. Don’t debate-discuss
5. Separate facts and opinions: Discuss the facts. Vote your opinion
6. Address interests, not positions.
7. Move the deliberations forward.  Don’t repeat what has already been said.
8. Judge ideas, not people.  Phrase feedback constructively.
9. Identify options on which the group can reach consensus, but don’t minimize legitimate disagreements.
10. Consider the interests of the community as a whole.