Comments on: Why Board Meetings are Essential for Sole Traders

By: Ali Davies

Ali Davies — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:43:48 +0000

So glad you found it useful Christine. It is such a simple thing yet it yields huge benefits on so many levels.

By: Ali Davies

Ali Davies — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:43:48 +0000

So glad you found it useful Christine. It is such a simple thing yet it yields huge benefits on so many levels.

By: Ali Davies

Ali Davies — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:43:48 +0000

So glad you found it useful Christine. It is such a simple thing yet it yields huge benefits on so many levels.

By: Ali Davies

Ali Davies — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:43:48 +0000

So glad you found it useful Christine. It is such a simple thing yet it yields huge benefits on so many levels.

By: Christine Livingston

Christine Livingston — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:44:33 +0000

I remembered either this or another post of yours about this just the other day, Ali, and indeed used its thinking as I did my mid year review. I can't tell you how useful it was to think, first, about my goals, and then who the board members were that would deliver them. I figured on having a CEO, a few “delivery” directors, an directors for marketing, finance, HR, and IT. I thought about what their individual targets were and what they'd need budget- and support-wise to perform. I'd kind of used the thinking before, but never so thoroughly. I can't tell you how useful it was

By: Christine Livingston

Christine Livingston — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:44:33 +0000

By: Ali Davies

Ali Davies — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:27:30 +0000

I always think of it like this – if you don't know (with hard evidence – i.e. measurement) how each area of your business areas are performing how can you make choices about what tasks you should be doing, how you should be spending your time and what needs your focus? Running a business without regular board meetings is like driving a car blind folded!

By: juliewalraven

juliewalraven — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:19:56 +0000

Hey Ali, I wondered about board meetings when you wrote about them in another post recently. Interesting idea and you are so right. I find that this year as I look at my business with different eyes, I am now seeing it with multiple needs for marketing, accounting, and other business roles that got buried in the past. Thanks for clarifying!

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