DT#451 Assembling a Dynamic Board of Directors

<p>Dennis and Broderick discuss how to assemble a dynamic board of directors for your organization. No matter what your role is in an economic development group the quality of your board of directors directly impacts the quality of your organization. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">How do you attract high quality people to serve on your board of directors?</span></strong></p> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Run a quality meeting</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Start and stop on time</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Respect peoples time</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Be the kind of organization that people want to be a part of</span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Traits of a good board member</span></strong></p> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Attendance</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Inquisitive</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Not afraid to challenge the status quo</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Community minded</span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Find a rock star and build around him or her</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Successful people want to be around other successful people</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Recruit a diverse board</span></p> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Gender</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">