06/23/2021

How CEOs Can Guide the Board Selection Process

The right board members can make all the difference for an organization

The right combination of board members can make all the difference for an organization. Effective recruitment, nomination and selection processes are critical to getting the right volunteer leadership, but CEOs have an important role to play in guiding those steps.

Governance research from the ASAE Research Foundation shows that CEOs and other staff are invaluable in facilitating the process, establishing effective connections to qualified candidates, and providing insight into candidates to ensure that the board has the right balance of experience and competencies to drive success.

The Board Member Competencies and Selection Study—performed by Mark Engle, FASAE, CAE, of Association Management Center and Texas A&M professor William Brown—found that CEOs and staff at associations with effective processes have a role in most aspects of board nomination and selection, though not all.

Please select this link to read the complete article from ASAE's Center for Association Leadership.