A board member's approach to the job

• Book ID: 101756860
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1999
• Weight: 126 KB
• Volume: 1999
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1061-4249
• DOI: 10.1002/bl.38619994604

✦ Synopsis

Some advice fi.om/ohn and Miriam Carver on how to approach the job of being a board member

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A Board Member's Approach to the Job NE OF THE REASONS a board member's job is so dificult is that "the job" is essen-0 tially a group responsibility. In fact, it is hard to discuss how an individual is to approach agroup tusk. Yet each board member has a responsibility to come with an effective mind-set, to carry out his or her part of preparation and participation, and to take responsibility for the group. These are not always easy tush. Here is some advice on the frame of mind and individual preparations necessary for any board member to play an effective rok in creatinga productive board. (This advice is adaptedfrom Your Roles and Responsibilities as a Board Member, Carver Guide No. 2, pp. 13-1 7.