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Every board has one main purpose--to make and execute quality decisions. However, even the best board can be derailed by personality clashes or inherent flaws in its system. 101 Boardroom Problems and How to Solve Them offers readers practical tools to prevent and deal with every difficult situation, from collective impatience and indecision to rivalries and conflicts of interest. As a board effectiveness consultant and meeting management expert, Eli Mina has firsthand experience in dealing with the myriad of problems that boards face. Here he shows readers how to identify board dysfunctions and the damage they inflict, deal with boardroom problems with confidence, increase the likelihood of their board achieving the right decisions, minimize or eliminate flawed decisions, and make a board more credible and trustworthy with its community and stakeholders. Complete with a board effectiveness audit and easy to use forms to evaluate individual members, the Board Chair, and the CEO, and tips on giving and taking feedback, this is the one book that will help eliminate the disputes, disruptions, and problems that can prevent even the most effective board from achieving its mission.

Table of Contents:
C ON T E N T S Foreword xi Introduction xv Acknowledgments xxvii CHAPTER ONE: Faulty Direction 1 Problem 1: Outdated Mission * Problem 2: Off-Mandate Activities * Problem 3: Vision Based on Negative Assumptions * Problem 4: No Strategic Planning CHAPTER TWO: Governance and Structural Issues 8 Problem 5: Oversized Board * Problem 6: Overconcentration of Powers * Problem 7: Dilution of Powers * Problem 8: Issues of Self-Regulation * Problem 9: No Disciplinary Measures * Problem 10: Employees as Board Members CHAPTER THREE: Unethical Culture 17 Problem 11: Cycle of Abuse * Problem 12: Acquiescence and Submission * Problem 13: Culture of Entitlement * Problem 14: Preoccupation with Financial Self-Interest * Problem 15: Advocating Constituency Interests * Problem 16: Fishing for Partisan Support * Problem 17: Conflict of Interest CHAPTER FOUR: Procedural Issues 29 Problem 18: Binding Decisions at General Meetings * Problem 19: Insistence on Unanimity * Problem 20: Rushed Decisions * Problem 21: Last-Minute Agenda Items ("Green Bananas") * Problem 22: Poor Preparation * Problem 23: Disorganized Problem Solving * Problem 24: Impromptu Motions * Problem 25: Premature Closure * Problem 26: Quick Votes * Problem 27: Obsession with Rules * Problem 28: Procedural Trickery * Problem 29: Minutes That Focus on Individual Words and Actions CHAPTER FIVE: Problematic Board Members 45 Problem 30: The Disengaged Board Member * Problem 31: The Single- Issue Advocate * Problem 32: The Rebel * Problem 33: The Accuser * Problem 34: The Bully * Problem 35: The Know-It-All * Problem 36: The Contrarian * Problem 37: The Closet Parliamentarian * Problem 38: The Short-Tempered Board Member * Problem 39: The Overly Sensitive Board Member * Problem 40: The Secretive Board Member * Problem 41: The Talkative Board Member * Problem 42: The Board Member Who Won't Speak Up * Problem 43: The Mumbler * Problem 44: The Lecturer CHAPTER SIX: The Ineffective Board Chair 63 Problem 45: The Chair Who Biases Discussions * Problem 46: The Chair Who Acts Unilaterally * Problem 47: The Spineless Chair * Problem 48: The Chair Who Is Attached to the Position * Problem 49: The Chair Who Is a Poor Team-Builder CHAPTER SEVEN: Dysfunctional Boards 72 Problem 50: The Board as a Social Club * Problem 51: Groupthink * Problem 52: Partisan Politics * Problem 53: Too Many Soloists * Problem 54: Paralyzed by Fear * Problem 55: Driven by Rivalry * Problem 56: Shortsighted Preoccupation with Money * Problem 57: The Adversarial Board * Problem 58: Post-Decision Attacks * Problem 59: The Indecisive Board * Problem 60: The Board That Never Turns Back * Problem 61: Keeping Them in the Dark * Problem 62: Nitpicking Over Small Details * Problem 63: Deferring to Experience * Problem 64: Collective Impatience * Problem 65: Predetermined Outcomes CHAPTER EIGHT: Unproductive Board Meetings 92 Problem 66: No Clear Purpose to a Meeting * Problem 67: Chaotic, Disorderly Meetings * Problem 68: Stuffiness and Formality * Problem 69: Time Wasting * Problem 70: Deadlock * Problem 71: Side Conversations * Problem 72: Electronic Distractions * Problem 73: Sleeping During a Meeting * Problem 74: Parking Lot Conversations * Problem 75: Full-Scale E-Mail War * Problem 76: Wasteful Teleconference Call * Problem 77: Logistical Problems CHAPTER NINE: Flawed Interactions with Management 107 Problem 78: Micromanagement * Problem 79: Physical Labor Without Insurance Coverage * Problem 80: Violating the Chain of Command * Problem 81: Public Insults of Staff Members * Problem 82: Rubber- Stamping Management's Recommendations * Problem 83: The Dominant CEO * Problem 84: Gifts from the CEO * Problem 85: The Stonewalling CEO * Problem 86: Sanitized Reports * Problem 87: Private Briefings from the CEO * Problem 88: Withholding Criticism * Problem 89: Overuse or Underuse of Consultants * Problem 90: Interfering with an Adviser * Problem 91: The Timid Minute Taker CHAPTER TEN: Flawed Interactions with the Community 125 Problem 92: Entrenchment and Defensiveness * Problem 93: Capitulation to Political Pressure * Problem 94: Behind Closed Doors * Problem 95: Breaches of Confidentiality * Problem 96: Board Acting as a Complaint Department * Problem 97: No Boundaries Between the Board and the Community * Problem 98: Cheering, Clapping, Heckling, and Harassment * Problem 99: Misguided Focus on the Customer * Problem 100: Unprofessional Appearance at Public Meetings * Problem 101: Speeches Disguised as Questions APPENDIX A: Board Effectiveness Audit 139 APPENDIX B: Board Evaluation Tools 145 APPENDIX C: Myths and Truths About Rules of Order 167 APPENDIX D: Tools for Meeting Chairs and Participants 170 Index 173 About the Author 179

About the Author :
Eli Mina is a board effectiveness consultant and meeting management expert who runs his own consulting and training practice. He is the author of several books on meetings and effective decision-making, including The Complete Handbook of Business Meetings.

Review :
"This is an easy-to-use guide to help you bring order and sense to any boardroom and enable the best possible decision-making." --The CEO Refresher "This is an easy-to-use guide to help you bring order and sense to any boardroom and enable the best possible decision-making." --The CEO Refresher


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780814410585
  • Publisher: Amacom
  • Publisher Imprint: Amacom
  • Height: 236 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 457 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0814410588
  • Publisher Date: 01 Nov 2008
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 21 mm
  • Width: 165 mm


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