Leading Boards N°1 Basics on Boards of Directors | Page 13

An agenda is a one page document which sets the purpose of the board meeting. It is essential to prepare an agenda to lead a successful and high quality meeting.
The Chairman of the board is responsible for creating the agenda and must focus on the vision, mission and goals of the company. This agenda must be specific to each meeting and different from one meeting to another.
In this document must figure a useful and informative name explaining the purpose of the meeting, its details( date, start and end time, place) and all attendees expected.
All topics to discuss must be identified, the length of time expected for each topic and the person responsible for leading the discussion. The agenda must also include the appropriate documents for the board members to carry out a diligent examination of each issue.

A good agenda leads to a successful meeting.

An agenda is a one page document which sets the purpose of the board meeting. It is essential to prepare an agenda to lead a successful and high quality meeting.

The Chairman of the board is responsible for creating the agenda and must focus on the vision, mission and goals of the company. This agenda must be specific to each meeting and different from one meeting to another.

In this document must figure a useful and informative name explaining the purpose of the meeting, its details( date, start and end time, place) and all attendees expected.

All topics to discuss must be identified, the length of time expected for each topic and the person responsible for leading the discussion. The agenda must also include the appropriate documents for the board members to carry out a diligent examination of each issue.

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