Oh No! Not Another Meeting!

If the title of this article is how you and your board members feel about meetings, then things are not being done well in the organization. Let’s face it. Because the authority of the board is a collective one, boards have to have meetings. And in these meetings, they need to effectively interact with one […]

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IFEA Presentation

Mitch Dorger presented a workshop on “Building Exceptional Boards” at the worldwide convention of the International Festival and Events Association in Fort Worth, Texas on October 4, 2011. Mitch also was a featured panelist in a session entitled, “On the Shoulders of Experience: Lessons on Leading and Learning” which featured the participation of six of […]

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Board Committees: Boon or Bane?

“A camel is a horse built designed by a committee” – Anonymous Although there are a lot of derogatory jokes about committees, the truth is they can be extremely important to the success of your board. Why? Basically, there are two reasons. First, by transferring much of the “roll up the shirt sleeves” work to […]

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