Conscious Boards

A Conscious Board is one where individuals on the Board have chosen to be aware and conscious, where they truly understand the role of the Board and their role as Board members, where they are continually looking at what else is possible in skills and knowledge, personal awareness and conscious leadership, and where they embrace self evaluation and Board performance evaluation.

A Conscious Board has the following elements

* A clear succession plan, skills analysis and recruitment process for themselves and their CEO

* A comprehensive strategic induction program

* A Board Charter providing formal guidance on roles of the Board and Board members

* An annual process of Board evaluation that adds value to the Board and stakeholders

What would your organization look like with a Conscious Board?

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CONSCIOUS BOARD TOOLKIT

A selection of tools to assist nonprofit Boards to lead with conscious awareness. These tools will help the Board move from being an operational Board to being a strategic Board that facilitates advancement of your organization's vision.
Check out the Conscious Board Toolkit

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Is your board conscious? A truly conscious Board must embrace a culture of consciousness and must aim to operate consciously across the broad spectrum of the business concerns

Cultivating a Conscious and Coherent Board. The level of consciousness in a Board is the collective consciousness that accrues to that Board through the individuals who interact with that Board.

Achieving a balance of Directors rights to know and their accountability. Have you ever had the situation where Board members have tried to directly instruct staff, or have questioned senior management decisions outside of the Board meeting, or have taken partial control of staff functions?

The Problem with Board Evaluations. One of the most common complaints about Board evaluations is that they did not result in any, or many, changes. So, what can you do? We recommend three strategies to overcome this problem.

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