Board Governance: Planning, Communication and Performance

[Joe Cozart, Sr. CAM, OpXGroup]

Behind every successful Chamber Executive is an engaged and empowering
Board of Directors. It is the paradoxical role of many Chamber
Executives to help drive this empowerment and engagement while at the
same time respecting the nature of the Board’s governance
responsibilities and their volunteer status. It is the Board’s role as
the “boss” to determine overall organizational strategy; it is also
the role of individual Board members to support the professional staff
in implementing that strategy. According to Shane A. Moody, CCE, IOM,
President and CEO of the Destin Area Chamber of Commerce, “one of the
most important elements of a successful Chamber of Commerce is an
engaged and active Board of Directors who will let the Exec run the
day to day operations to accomplish the Chamber’s goals”. Read more at
http://opxgroup.livejournal.com/1367.html