Typical Scenario:
Many emerging business owners select a few people they know and hold their first meeting. The board might even make it to the second meeting. Then, over time, the meetings are not held at all. Your business needs come first and somehow at the end of the day you put off planning the meeting. After all, these advisors are your peers and you do not want to have them attend a meeting that was hurriedly put together or worse yet, you do not want them to find out you never even typed the minutes from the last meeting.
Relax. Avoid all that – Call Blue Gill. Why spend time trying to select advisory board members, provide orientation, plan meetings, take notes, prepare and distribute the notes, set agendum, notify everyone and then re-schedule the meetings, etc???
At Blue Gill, we have planned hundreds of meetings and with our consulting background, have served on numerous boards. We know it from all angles.
At Blue Gill, we have developed the Four I strategy which covers the four stages of developing and using an Outside Board of Advisors.
The first I is – Introduction
Introduction includes the goals of having an Outside board of advisors. Review of candidates to fill those slots. Coordinating the introductions and details of the meetings.
The second I is – Interface
Interface includes Agenda preparation for the first meeting. Review of the note taking from the previous meeting.
The third I is for – Interaction
Interaction is the meeting itself. Each focused on specific agenda items which are on the mind of the President.
The fourth I is for - Integration
Integration is the actual integration of the ideas and suggestions provided by the board into action items for the company. The Board will be looking for results and this step ensures that will occur. The action items are fully integrated into any planning which exists in the organization.
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