Board meetings can be an intimidating environment even for those of us familiar with the arena.
Who does what?
Who are the key players?
How can you increase your impact?
But they also provide the CTO with a very visible opportunity to circulate updates, ideas and generate feedback from the key managers within your organisation.
But it’s also important to understand what they’re not such as discussing day-to-day operational matters.
And as with most important meetings, a successful board meeting is almost always down to the preparation beforehand and if necessary, or dropping big issues into the conversation, without first laying the groundwork.
Across our leadership team and over many years, we’ve seen board meetings handled in many different ways.
Here are a few tips to help the new and/or aspiring CTO effectively manage these key meetings;
Board meetings can be awkward and demanding but, they serve a business critical role.
Every organisation runs them slightly differently and this is often dictated by the CEO and/or those in the chair but understanding their purpose and prepared for the discussion, will help you have a much greater impact.
CTO Academy cover board meetings and other c-suite communications within our leadership courses. For more information visit www.cto.academy
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