Transforming Board Structure: Strategies for Committees and Task Forces (Introduction to the Committee Series)

Committees provide an opportunity for board members to use their expertise and work together on specific projects, while allowing the board to keep its attention on the big picture. It is easy, however, for committee structure to become complicated and ineffective. Boards with too many standing committees may find their resources spread too thin and that the work of the full board is repeating that of individual committees.Transforming Board Structure is an excellent introductory publication for the BoardSource Committee Series. In this essential resource, BoardSource governance consultants provide a fresh look at committees and illustrate how boards can use simple and flexible work groups to streamline the work of the full board. Discover the importance of reducing the number of standing committees and relying more on ad hoc groups and task forces to accomplish tasks on an as-needed basis.The book covers: