Decision Brief template
Bring the proposal, alternatives, and important questions together so directors have a clearer basis for discussion.
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Resources
A starting point for your board’s next conversation.
Use these templates, checklists, and worksheets to explore a decision, clarify responsibilities, or reflect on how your board works. Adapt them to your organization.
Before the vote: a one-page checklist
A prompt for the chair and chief executive to consider what directors need before an important decision.
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Strategic plan worksheet for boards
Explore direction, competing priorities, and the tradeoffs your board and executive team need to discuss.
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New CEO: first 90 days planner
Use the early months of a transition to discuss expectations, responsibilities, the handover, and the developing relationship.
Leadership changesDownload
Authority map template
Compare understandings of who decides, who contributes, and who needs to know when an issue arises.
Board and CEO relationshipsDownload
Board meeting self-check
Reflect on recent board meetings and identify what helps, or gets in the way of, useful discussion and follow-through.
Board practiceDownload
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