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Chairperson of the Company Board
My Agenda:
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How do I get my Managing Director to be more strategic?
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How effective is my Board?
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I am going to appoint an additional non-executive director
- I need a rigorous approach.
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My Board is too operational.
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Individual board members, need to broaden their skills/
knowledge.
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I need to change the dynamics within the Board.
What do I do?
As
Board Chairperson, these may be some of the issues that you
currently face. In some situations you maybe in a position to
involve other senior Board members or the Managing Director in
developing answers to these questions. However on occasion
this may not be appropriate.
Coaching may offer you the opportunity to consider
these issues and allow you to advance your thinking before
raising them with the relevant audience. In this context the
use of a coach can help you frame the issue, clarify
your options and consider the most appropriate action to take.
The role of a good coach is to operate as a sounding board, in
a confidential and discreet environment. Through active
listening and constructive questioning the opportunity exists
to reframe an opportunity or challenge in order to find the
most effective solution open to you.
As you will be aware, the coach is not the expert and is not
there to give advice. Rather the coach acts as a facilitator
in order to assist you in identifying the most effective
approach to take. This means that an effective coach does not
try to 'second guess' your knowledge of the business or the
people involved.
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