A Few Moments Here and There Keeps the Board Focused Everywhere

During this highly-interactive seminar, Wendell Seaborne, Ph. D. leads the volunteer and professional members of the leadership team(s) of not-for-profit organization(s) to a greater understanding of their role and how to accomplish their dream of making a real difference in the lives of others. Giving board members opportunities to rate their job performance is a fundamental part of the overall board evaluation system and integral to best governance practices.

Embracing regular evaluations as part of the organization’s governance standards can contribute to the board’s overall teamwork and communication abilities. The evaluation process itself helps to reaffirm to the board’s directors their contributions to the organization. It can also highlight areas where each director, the board as a whole, or the organization should improve – thus establishing a plan of action.

Performance evaluations of individual board members have been established as a good governance practices for public, private and non-profit boards. The self-evaluation process reinforces to the directors their accountability to the organization, the greater community served by the organization, and the resources consumed.

Wendell Seaborne is the founding proprietor of Seaborne Leadership, a firm specializing in developing leadership skills in executives and boards, implementing change initiatives, strengthening teams of all stripes and not-for-profit governance. Additionally, Dr. Seaborne serves as an Associate Professor of Management at Anderson University where he works with undergraduate, masters and doctoral students.