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Mastering communication with your volunteer board members

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Without that baseline agreement, it will be hard for the leadership team to get anything done. Carissa Burgett, Board Administrator and Assistant to the President and CEO, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry We at Diligent understand the unique role of the board administrator and the needs of the mission-driven organization.

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How to Be Ready for What’s Next

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Under his leadership, the company grew from just over $6 million in annual revenue in 1993 to over $1.6 Under his leadership, the company grew from just over $6 million in annual revenue in 1993 to over $1.6 He has seen what it takes to make the impossible, possible. He has seen what it takes to make the impossible, possible.

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Find out who the Diligent Modern Governance 100 Award winners are

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The MG100 Awards honor individuals who demonstrate outstanding leadership and innovation, improve internal processes to support their organization’s mission and excel in overcoming both significant and routine challenges. Join us in celebrating this year’s winners The MG100 Awards winners were announced at Elevate 2024.

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Navigating the volunteer board member lifecycle for effective collaboration

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From director onboarding to departure, consider other organizations’ experiences: Onboarding new directors to a 52-member board falls to the board administrator of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry , a business advocacy organization in Harrisburg. The administrator championed new solutions for easing the honeymoon period.

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The Five Myths Of Leadership

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These are widely held beliefs about leadership, but they are false beliefs and ideas. Many myths about leadership cause significant problems and can throw you off course in your leadership journey. Is the secret to leadership locked in our genes? Myth #2: “I’m a leader because I’m in a leadership position.”.

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From apathy to action: Transforming volunteer boards through tech empowerment

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Another organization, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, has 62 top CEOs and C-suite executives from across the state serving on the board. Creating a culture of engagement is the responsibility of all board members and organization leadership.

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The Audacious Plan to Make Electricity as Easy as WiFi

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Meredith Perry came up with the idea for uBeam while still in college at University of Pennsylvania and like many great inventors won her school’s business plan competition. Were they ambitious? Did they have the right skills? Would they build a world class team. And finally it comes down to the good old instinct test.