There is nothing intuitive about the roles of board member or board chair. Each demands the use of personal knowledge, skills and experience in ways very different from other organizational roles.
Success and effectiveness are not optional, but imperative. “On the job” development is an option, but a risky one. A more effective and efficient approach is one-on-one coaching and support in ways that takes governance theory and applies it in practical ways that have real relevance and impact in the boardroom.
John Dinner’s unique experience and specialized training provides individual clients with needed insights, helpful guidance and wise counsel so that the demands of the boardroom as either Director or Chair can be tackled with confidence and in ways that inspire trust and confidence.
Coaching assignments are tailored around specific goals and outcomes identified and defined collaboratively. As much as areas of need or opportunity may seem to be the obvious focus for CEO coaching, leveraging existing strengths is a more productive and impactful. The presence of strengths — not the absence of weaknesses — defines highly effective boardroom contributors and leaders.
The value of a candid, outside perspective will serve to provide needed focus and define the objectives to be achieved to ensure the scope of the coaching engagement is relevant and impactful.