Association board meetings don’t have to be three hours long. However, we often hear from clients that each board meeting takes several hours. Here are some hints to streamline the meeting process.

When we first became a venture-backed company, one of our first angel investors gave me this advice: board meetings are for you, the CEO. They’re not for the investors. It’s a chance for you to share ...

Leading a board of directors is one of the most critical yet challenging responsibilities for executives and entrepreneurs. Whether you’re a startup founder navigating your first institutional board ...

There’s a palpable tension in the air at seemingly random times during the year. Weeding, pruning, mowing and edging the grounds around certain buildings occurs with a seldom-seen urgency and fury.

Since making the transition to venture capital, I’ve learned firsthand that a critical part of investor involvement and due diligence involves serving on boards of directors. I quickly realized that ...

For many companies in the United States, a board of directors is a fact of doing business. While sole proprietorships and LLCs are not obligated to have one, C and S corporations must. The board’s ...

Although the pandemic is over and professionals are able to travel again, it seems they are being more selective in choosing the meetings they’ll fly to. This is likely due to the gained familiarity ...

The research is clear: Diverse teams get better results. From 2019 to 2021 corporate boards increased their diversity by 50 percent, just as many social sector boards have responded to societal wakeup ...

One of the more popular attendees at customer advisory board (CAB) meetings is the customer speaker, or more accurately, customer “session owner” as they will (hopefully) do much more than merely ...

It’s not in your head: School board meetings really have gotten more heated in recent years. But most of the time, school board meetings are relatively civil, and most of the recent high-conflict ...