What if your Board provided it all?

• Mindful governance without impairing company drive
• The potential value that individual Directors were selected for accrues to the Company
• A cohesive and lively forum moving the company to the next level
• Mentorship and a school of sober second thought for the President

Are these gains coming through full force? You pride yourself on bringing high standards to bear in your work as a leader. Are you letting fear of offence stem your sense that more could be done either by a Board you lead or Boards you sit on?

It is hard to attract good Board members. You do not want to waste their time through ponderous process or wandering low leverage discussions.  With threats of liability, non-compliance, and extravagant new requirements mean that a directorship could become unappealing. Superb pointed Board process and elevated communication on Boards make the meetings eminently worthwhile for members and Presidents or Chairs. 

Effectiveness of Boards can be compromised by low voltage communication, poor focus or disorganized discussion, inadequate preparation or unclear agenda management.  The talent available when boards are in session represents potential value contribution at an astronomical hourly run rate.   

The difference a well-oriented, strongly communicating Board can make it hard to measure.  Is yours getting the best chance? If you don’t think so, send this to those who can bring us on Board! 

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What difference can we make?

Bringing fast and pointed focus to what Boards must do to surface value is our forte. Our assistance for Boards on how the Board works and how it can work better. When energy, engagement and focus remains high, Boards get a great deal done in a short period of time. We specialize in bringing practices to meeting conduct and management that bring out the best of what is there to be harvested, without taking the Board off-task. Much like any other aspect of business, a little investment here in process guidance can bring about a great return. 

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A rising software public company – several years along – had gone through several levels of growth. The Board now comprised representatives of 3 eras, some in from the start, others newly attracted. The President wanted to get past unproductive and repetitive conflicts that had characterized Board Meetings in the past – particularly with the strong new members coming to their first retreat.

Catalyst Strategic was brought in to orchestrate and facilitate the meeting.
A hard hitting one-day session ushered in a new culture in Board proceedings. The new members were introduced rapidly and were contributing strongly before the day was out. Alignment was strong. Unproductive patterns were curtailed.

The President was delighted and the Board has never looked back.

Reference: available on request

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Frank Stanford
CEO, Wellpoint Software Inc.

"We were in a sensitive transition with our Board. We had new members coming on, a resignation, a tough agenda and needed alignment behind a new regime of Board/ executive communication and support. With Doug’s help, we emerged much more together and able to tackle a couple of difficult acquisitions with more confidence and better Board practices going forward."