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Getting to Great DialogueGwen DuBois-Wing, DuBois-Wing + AssociatesDebra Beck, Ed.D.
International Policy Governance AssociationApril 8, 2015
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Why “Great Dialogue?”
What does “great dialogue” look like?
What is happening?
What are its outcomes?
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Connecting to Policy Governance
• Ends policy development:• Helpful to produce meaningful, owner-informed ends• Stretch thinking about ends policies
• Understanding special board-ownership relationship• Shaking up board process• Board engagement with owners
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“Great Dialogue” Factors
Your thoughts:
Factors that enhance board
dialogue
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Dialogue Greatness Factors
•Connections to core board work•Great questions•Access to diverse perspectives• Skillful facilitation by leadership
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Strategies for Great Dialogue
• Define governance-focused questions• From board goals• From strategic planning
processes• From board policy
• Invite, value diverse perspectives• Define what ‘diverse’
means to you
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Great Dialogue Strategies
• Transform meeting agendas• Space for discussion
(consent agenda!)• Flip the agenda
• Define, reinforce values, expectations• Respectful discourse• Constructive conflict• Pre-meeting prep
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Great Dialogue Strategies
• Prepare chair for facilitation• Inviting, managing
wide-ranging conversation• Framing discussions• Ensuring all are heard
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Great Dialogue Strategies
• Expect, support board learning• Individual, group• Access to quality
information, sources
• Acknowledge messiness of open idea exchange
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Creating Your Great Dialogues
What one step can you take, with your board, to enhance the power of your
discussions?
With what impact?
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The Human Element
•More than magic formulas – questions, agendas, frameworks, etc.• Engaging the people at the table• Board/CEO collaboration• Productive engagement• Sustainable culture, processes, values• DNA of the organization• Dynamic balance• Culture of inquiry
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Questions?
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Contact Us
•Gwen DuBois-Wing•DuBois-Wing + Associates• [email protected]•Debra Beck•www.boardlearning.org• Twitter: @Npmaven• [email protected]• http://bit.ly/BoardDynamics