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We write a lot in this space about the role and impact of great board members. We don’t sugarcoat the significant commitment required and we tout the value of setting early shared expectations to avoid frustration and ineffectiveness.
Many, many, many years ago while searching for an internship during my last semester in graduate school, my faculty advisor offered some cautionary words about a placement I was seriously considering.
A few years ago I had the good fortune of attending Harvard Business School’s Governing for Nonprofit Excellence program. The experience was transformative (turns out it’s Harvard for a reason), and gave me membership to a group populated with other grateful Triangle leaders sent to Harvard by local philanthropist Chuck Re Corr.
Why read a post by a consultant about working with a consultant? Because in my experience, things go well, or go south for the same few reasons. Here are five things to talk about in our first meeting to increase the chances of a successful engagement.
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