Just the other day, a new president I've known for several years, asked me to email my "top five" elements of board development. My quick, could-change-today response:
- Learning, applying and appraising the core habit of leading through policy
- Board as a learning community – peer to peer, solo/individually and as a team
- Regular appraising of board performance, by members and stakeholders
- Regular improvement work as a whole team
- ModelING modelING, modelING the values and maturity of excellence
What are the crucial elements of your team's continuous improvement? What elements are crucial to your personal improvement?