FineTuning your Board: Good Decisions, Great Outcomes

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Fine-Tuning your Board Good Decisions, Great
Outcomes
Oregon Association of REALTORS 2008 Leadership
Conference Salem, OR October 23 - 24, 2007
Dr. Lowell Duke Kuehn
9812 Island View Lane, University Place, WA 98466
360.791.8450 duke_at_pnwconsult.com
www.pnwconsult.com
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• Focus today
• assuring your board is balanced.
• making better decisions.
• handling conflicts of interest.

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Famous Board Meetings I have Attended.

• So many agenda items, so little time. The two
  hour meeting, 143 minutes
• on the first agenda item, 17 minutes for the
  remaining 20 items.

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• No decision. Two hours of debate, speculation,
  analysis anything to avoid
• making a decision,

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3. Trapped! The meeting dominated by one person.
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4. Dizzy. The Sophisticated Cocktail Party
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It all adds up to the same thing.
A bloody waste of time!!!
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First step towards a better board YOU become
a better board member. Understand your roles
(note the plural) Learn to play each of them
well. Make sure the board is balanced.
Start with some self assessment. What kind of
board member are you?
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Board Member Profiles
1. Which do you prefer?
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Board Member Profiles
2. Which do you prefer?
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Board Member Profiles
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Four types of board orientation.
trustee
resource
conduit
director
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The Trustee The over-seer, evaluator, judge,
steward. Favorite question is it in the
budget? Values good management, careful
analysis, data and facts. Strengths
???? Weaknesses ????
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The Director Policy maker, standard
setter. Favorite question is it in the
strategic plan? Values planning, preparation,
setting policies. Strengths ???? Weaknesses
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The Resource The helper, contributor,
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cooperation, collabortion, being part of a
team Strengths ???? Weaknesses ????
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The Conduit Information sharer,
kibbitzer Favorite question what do you
think? Values information, collaboration,
being in the know. Strengths ???? Weaknesses
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Not surprisingly, board discussions take on the
character of planes passing at 36,000 feet
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12 types of board orientation!
trustee
self
resource
Local board
conduit
OAR
director
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Strategic Alliances
Two organizations pursuing independent missions,
with common goals.
NAR
State REALTOR Association
Local REALTOR Association
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Thank you.
Copies of this Powerpoint can be downloaded at
www.pnwconsult.com/OAR2007b.ppt