Developing High Performing Boards

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Developing High Performing Boards

Developing High Performing Boards: Seeking New Talent and Lessons Learned on Great Boards

When it comes time to add a new director or trustee to your college, university, or foundation board, what do you look for? Numerous trends today are prompting organizations to formally seek and add new board members at a record pace.

Just a few of these trends are:

  • Growth in assets;
  • Demand for talent;
  • Growth in complexity;
  • Maturing organizations;
  • Needs for independence;
  • Term limit requirements;
  • Good governance trends;
  • Generational changes and transitions.

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