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How to Build Your Advisory Board
By Eric Reyes Tuesday Jan 5, 2010If you have an advisory board for your company, they aren’t just potted plants. An advisory board used effectively can do great things, especially for first-time entrepreneurs, writes Marty Zwilling on Startup Professionals Musings this week. Zwilling says that if you choose the wrong folks, you won’t hear the truth about how your company is doing. While an advisory board has no formal power at your business, they can lend much in the way of feedback. Zwilling has a list of what to do to assemble a great advisory board:
The One-Hour Board Meeting
By Kim Girard Wednesday Dec 9, 2009As the CEO of a small but growing business, Benjamin Wayne has his hands full. To get the most out of his four-member board of directors, Wayne limits each meeting to a one-hour discussion of one or two strategic challenges facing the company. The result: He gets the expertise he needs from his directors to help run his business.
How to Get More Out of Your Board
By Shelly Bowen Monday Nov 30, 2009Does this sound familiar? A land use consulting services company has a board of directors with five members. All are long-time employees and shareholders of the company. They meet once a year, and the agenda is laissez-faire. They consider challenging the CEO's assumptions. They muse about taking the company to the next level. But something holds them back. Oh yeah, that would mean more work for them. And they're pretty happy where they are.