Boards Have One Job |
Make Quality Decisions Together
Picture walking into your next board meeting equipped with not just the facts, but the finesse to translate complex conversations into actionable outcomes, ensuring that every voice is heard, every idea is weighed and every meeting is a step forward.
Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned pro at the boardroom table, learning how to communicate effectively is a game-changer and Table Talk for Boards will help you level up to lead with confidence and tools.
Russell W. West, Ph.D. | Decision Support Coach for Boards & Executives
Dr. West is an executive coach, board educator and author of The Culturally Conscious Board. He works with healthcare, humanitarian, and human service organizations to strengthen leadership, culture, and governance.
With decades of experience guiding nonprofit leaders through strategy and transition, Dr. West brings clarity, candor, and cultural insight to every boardroom. His “Table Talk for Boards | Essential Conversations” series helps boards tackle the real work of governance with practical tools, vivid scenarios, and values-aligned next steps - just-in-time training year 'round.
Practical
As co-author of The Culturally Conscious Board: Setting the Table for Impact, West wanted to created a companion library "Conversations Starters" that could help boards deepen the conversation, deepen the impact. Plying real world board scenarios, participants review 1-3 tools each month, talk about how to adopt and use them. Significant session time alotted to "Table Talk," Q & A with a diverse professional community of peers on real time board challenges.
You receive access to the library of reproducible, fillable exercises, tools and worksheets for use with your board.
Comprehensive
With just 90-minutes a month, over a year, you and your board will deepen the focus, professionalism and skill level around your boardroom table. Twelve priority review areas -- such as Strategic Planning, Board Culture, Recruitment, Conflict-of-Interest and Sucession -- are matched by more than 30 practical assessments, tools, exercises and best practices.
Best part, you can start at any time of the year. The topics are evergreen. Table Talk is every Third Thursday at 6:15 PM. bring your dinner and bring a board friend, and let's deepen the talk around your boardroom table.
Provocative
Dr. West is a seasoned facilitator with with executive leaders. He knows its seldom a matter of knowing what and how, but that who are becoming in your presence, practices and performance is what makes the difference at leadership tables.
Each session is built around the introduction of a strategic board professional's tool, for sure. But knowing how and when to deploy those tools is a by-product of clarity, credibility and connection. You'll be challenged to deepen your leadership practice. Its not too much to ask leaders of transformative cuases to also be transformed through the process.