Effective Boards (15 Minutes): Above all else, the board is accountable to the membership for the future of the organization. A successful board is made up of a diverse members who possess these characteristics. Let’s look at a these different qualities. It is important to note, these are not all of the qualities and every successful board member does not have to possess all of these qualities. These qualities are: 1. Good listener 2. Contributor 3. Does mot dominate 4. Enthusiastic 5. Discourages criticism 6. Acts fairly 7. Gives recognition 8. Team player 9. Honest 10. Trustworthy 11. Focuses on problems/tasks, not personalities 12. Does not complain 13. Good attitude Activity: Tips for Boards: Instruct participants to find a partner …show more content…
• Be familiar with the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Policies and Bylaws. • Strive to be objective. Feedback (8 Minutes): Successful boards are aware that not everything goes well all of the time. Feedback is necessary for any board member or Advisory Board to grow. Learning how to individually give and receive feedback will allow the board to create growth in its members too. Ask participants the following questions and allow them to share their answers. What is challenging for you when giving feedback? What is challenging for you when receiving feedback? Is there a certain style you like to use when giving or receiving feedback? Facilitators will write the three components of feedback on the flip chart. There are three main components of feedback: Self, Communication and Content. • Self: o What do I want to see differently? o Is change possible? o Will the feedback help? o How can I most effectively deliver the feedback? o What new behavior would I like to see? • Communication: o Focus the feedback on the value it has for the recipient. o Communicate acceptance. o Watch your nonverbal body language when giving feedback. o Avoid loaded terms. o Be cautious of being too critical. o Check your perception. o Offer an opportunity for the other person to react and respond. • Content: o Accuracy o Relevant data
Feedback both positive and negative is important for personal development as it helps us to become more aware of what we do and how we do it. Both in good and bad ways, this feedback can then be used to self-develop and improve our practice.
Gill puts forth his four pillars of excellence in which he thinks every good board possessed. These pillars are Board Development, Management of board work and meetings, decision making and . board and organizational culture.Throughout this paper I will show how after the departure of sarah the league designed and created a good board by implementing each pillar.
29. The “promise” that Elizabeth wants John to do is to go to Abigail and to end the relationship between him and Abigail. John explains his anger by explaining that he is honest and that he promises to Elizabeth that he will curse Abigail hotter than the oldest cinder in hell. This explanation is not really convincing as John lied about his affair with Abigail before which made Elizabeth very displeased and annoyed about it.
It is important to be objective when receiving feedback to possibly consider room for improvement. Sometimes you don’t see the errors or mistakes you missed; by receiving feedback you might be able to catch the errors or mistakes because the person that gave you the feedback caught. The one thing you need to consider is that all feedback may not positive. You need to keep an open mind and take into consideration that persons thought.
The purpose of feedback is to let me know what I am doing is correct or indeed incorrect as the case may be sometimes. It’s as useful to know you are doing things well and in the fashion expected as well as the areas that require amendment or improvement.
Members Characteristics – Overall, Hausman did a good job on assembling his board of directors. When determining who will make a good board member there are several things to look for. First a good board has an expert in legal matters, accounting, marketing, human resources, and finance. The only expert missing from RO’s board is a human resources expert. Next it is important to ensure that all board members will be able to regularly attend meetings. While most board members were local, several were not, and it was an area RO could improve. Also for outside members of the board, it is important to have knowledge of the industry and/or target market. With the appointment of the EVP of a large health snack company, Hausman made a good appointment (although location is an issue), but the knowledge that the CEO of the tech company may bring to the table may not be valuable. Finally, it is important to have complimentary personality traits. Overall, the RO’s board of directors is a strong, valuable board.
Feedback is important as it sets up targets; the person knows what to improve. It motivates people and helps them to focus. It helps identifying the strengths and weaknesses. It expresses what is important to the organisation and the job and reduces uncertainties in people.
I'm always open to feedback and have asked for feedback many times. I don't feel I've gotten as much feedback as I'd like. I have also asked a number of my direct reports how I could do my job better for them. I've made a number of changes based on their feedback. I feel like I could improve my efforts to solicit feedback from those I work with outside the MDC.
Positive feedback is easy and motivational it is as easy as telling a co-worker “job well done” (Employee Feedback-How to Build Staff Morale and Grow Your Business). Thank people for a job well done. “Thank You” takes very little effort feeling valued and appreciated helps moral and self-esteem. Congratulate a person for taking initiative and for solving the problems for others. Discuss career opportunities even if they are outside of the current workplace. Celebrate successes as a team.
The board will help set strategies, direction, vision, hire/fire top management, monitor and supervise top management, oversee the use of resources, and care for shareholders' interests (Wheelen & Hunger, 2006, pp. 36-37).
Macbeth was rewritten for the relatively new King of Scotland, James I, by Shakespeare. Some believe that the play was written to reflect the King’s interests such as the altering of his family tree so that it wasn’t about murder, creating a scene where the King’s line of succession is conjured by the witches, the current threat of regicide, and medieval time’s ever growing interest/fear in witchcraft. There is no official date of Shakespeare’s birth but today, it is recognized at April 23, 1564. He lived in a big family (five siblings) with his mother, Mary, and his father, John.
If the feedback is questionable then it becomes useless because it is not trusted. Positive and negative feedback will be more readily accepted if it is kept even, if it is more of one then it may not be received well by the learner for reasons that become obvious within the learner’s behavior or work.
ADHD is of paramount concern to parents. As a parent we strive to provide our children with the best possible care. There are still many questions concerning ADHD, and the unknown is very stressful for parents of children that exhibit symptoms that are beyond the normal activity level of a child. The CDC is a government agency; as such, the public views the information provided by the CDC as credible and reliable. Through this public distribution of information, the CDC aims to educate parents that there is no need for alarm. Education about the types of ADHD, signs and symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatments of ADHD are readily available.
There is extensive research on board composition and the importance it places on different aspects of organisation performance. (Kang H, et al 2007).
In an article from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management [OPM] (n.d.) it stated that “without feedback, you 're walking blind, at best, you 'll accidentally reach your goal, and at worst, you will wander aimlessly through the dark, never reaching your destination.” Feedback is a critical element in a managers “toolbox” when evaluating employees. It gives an employee a view of how good or bad their previous performance was and what or if they need to improve in their performance. It also reduces