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Peter Browning Partners - Board Schedule | Kim Brattain Media

27 May 2014 · 1 min

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In this presentation, the speaker explains that a board’s schedule is heavily influenced by its committee structure. Key decisions include whether to exceed the three required committees, establish committees of the whole, or designate one of the three core committees as a committee of the whole. These choices affect member availability, the timing of meetings, and the amount of time left for the full board session. With increasing governance expectations, boards must ensure they allocate sufficient time to discuss and evaluate strategy, confirming its relevance and effective implementation while still meeting fiduciary duties.

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As boards reflect and think about what's the best way for them to conduct their business, to fulfill their fiduciary duty, one of the most critical issues is board schedule. And board schedule is determined by a number of things, not the least of which is how many committees you have. So first and foremost, do you want to go beyond the 3 required committees? Do you want committees of the whole? Do you want one of those 3 key committees to be a committee of the whole? Because that will impact your board schedule. That is when board members are available, when they have to come in, and then the amount of time that's left for the board meeting itself. And what's happened in this day and age with all of these rising expectations about governance, boards have to fight to make sure they've got As they dot the i's and cross the t's, they have sufficient and adequate time around strategy. Is it the right strategy, and is it being implemented well?