The board chair and executive director need to have a strong relationship in order to be an effective team. And they must have each other’s backs. Monica Khant joins us to discuss 4 ways a board chair and executive director can build trust, support each other, and have a productive and happy relationship.
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Links
Website: Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
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Timestamps
(04:00) Building solid trust and open communication
(08:50) Challenging the executive director respectfully
(12:30) Motivating the wider board to be involved
(19:30) Finding a temporary substitute
You have to have solid support and open communication with your board chair.
It’s like a marriage – you have to have each other’s back.
At the end of the day, you both know that the organization is what’s important.
You’re going to have different opinions. But it doesn’t mean one is right and one is wrong.
There is no need for pointing fingers or placing blame when something goes wrong. You sit down together and figure out how to fix the issue.
Sometimes getting a supportive text from your board chair at the right moment means the world.
Trust. Communication. Respect. They go both ways.
There is no need for pointing fingers or placing blame when something goes wrong. You sit down together and figure out how to fix the issue.
Sometimes getting a supportive text from your board chair at the right moment means the world.
Trust. Communication. Respect. They go both ways.