In a recent webinar, members of the Board Effectiveness Guild talked about their experiences observing a number of board practices in the course of undertaking board reviews. In this article, Alison Gill reflects on decision-making, Alex Cameron considers what makes an effective (or less-effective!) Chair and Ian White looks at how effective board meetings operate in practice.

Decision Making

Effective board decision-making depends as much on relationships and leadership as it does on information and process. Boards are expected to make complex, high-stakes decisions and judgements which will have long-term consequences for the success of the organisation. In practice, strong decisions emerge from a combination of trust, highquality strategic thinking, effective decision process and active facilitation.

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