Stages of Board Development: Where Is Your Board?

Volume 45

No. 2//

February 10, 2020

ISM thinks in terms of four stages of Board development: (1) undifferentiated; (2) emerging; (3) strategic; and (4) bureaucratic. Note these are not listed in ascending order of excellence, but in a commonly found chronological order of development. It is, in fact, the third stage—the strategic Board—that is taught and promoted by ISM. As Board President or Committee on Trustees (COT) Chair, review the lists following of some characteristics typical of each stage, and consider your own Board’s positioning within this framework.

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