Strategies for Building an Effective & Engaged Leadership Team…

Michael G. Daigneault, Esq.Senior Governance Consultant

Objectives…Objectives…

Engagement

Thought

Composition

Dynamics

Engagement

Thought

Composition

Dynamics

What is Leadership?What is Leadership?

Constructive PartnershipConstructive Partnership

Fiduciary

Strategic Generative

Governance as

Leadership…

Governance as

Leadership…

Thinking in a Fiduciary Manner…

Thinking in a Fiduciary Manner…

Thinking Strategically…Thinking Strategically…

Thinking

Generatively…

Thinking

Generatively…

What does it mean to be an

Engaged board?

What does it mean to be an

Engaged board?

Ensure CEO and Board Engagement…

Board Engagement

CEO→ Is Displacing Board

GOVERNANCE AS

OBSERVATION

CEO→ Is In Constructive

Partnership with Board

GOVERNANCE AS

LEADERSHIP

CEO→ Is Going Through the

Motions with Board

GOVERNANCE AS

ATTENDANCE

CEO→ Is Displaced by Board

GOVERNANCE AS

MICROMANAGEMENT

CEO

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Source: Richard Chair, et.al, “Governance as Leadership”

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EvaluatEvaluat

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EducateEducate

InvolveInvolve

OrientOrient

RecruitRecruit

CultivateCultivate

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Board Revitalization…

Culture of Inquiry…Foster Authenticity & Build TrustDevelop Great Information ArchitectureThoughtfully Structure MeetingsAvoid Group Think & Bounded AwarenessEnsure Sustained Engagement

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