I love leading board retreats. It’s one of my favorite things to do because groups dig into deep issues. Let me give you an example:

Halfway through a recent board retreat for a social service organization, important information surfaced.

Board members mentioned that the secretary had been inconsistent in her performance. She was not sharing meeting minutes in a timely manner. This hurt board members’ ability to govern the organization: Board members weren’t prepared to vote on issues and wasted precious time catching up.