{"id":85,"date":"2020-09-02T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T01:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.praxonomy.com\/blog\/?p=85"},"modified":"2021-06-03T15:54:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T07:54:22","slug":"best-practices-for-post-covid-19-board-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.praxonomy.com\/blog\/best-practices-for-post-covid-19-board-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Practices for Post COVID-19 Board Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We previously published a blog article entitled “How Will Boards Cope With the Changing Business Landscape?<\/a><\/span>” and it opened with the following:<\/p>\n

“As Bob Dylan sang in 1964: “The Times They Are a-Changin'”<\/em><\/p>\n

Those words, more than ever, ring true. Every aspect of our businesses and lives are undergoing changes that wouldn’t have been believable six months ago. Unlike many other historical shocks that have allowed us to pause and think, this pandemic has lasted long enough to make some of the changes that have been forced on us to remain.”<\/em><\/p>\n

This BBC article<\/a><\/span> reinforces that idea. The changes introduced in previous months are now the new way of working. To quote:<\/p>\n

“From 1 August, employers in England can allow staff back into offices at their own discretion when they feel it’s safe to do so. <\/em><\/p>\n

But now it’s time to return to those communal workplaces, research from Eskenzi suggests that 91% of the UK’s office workers would like to work from home at least part of the time.”<\/em><\/p>\n

There are more blogs and news articles which now acknowledge that the world has changed \u2013 across multiple sectors \u2013 and that it is unlikely to revert back to its old ways any time soon.<\/p>\n

This blog<\/a><\/span> opens with the following:<\/p>\n

“As the world is slowly moving out of lockdown, consumers everywhere are changing the way they live and behave. The ongoing social distancing measures and the presence of the virus means consumers have to adapt to the ‘next normal’ and their expectations for different sectors are changing.”<\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n

Boards need to be proactive and\/or quick to react to the changing circumstances. They need to ensure that they are not in a disadvantageous position due to ever-changing markets, supply chains, staffing needs, etc.<\/p>\n

Conversely, they should also consider their ability to take advantage of the opportunities that will come about as a result of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

So the next logical question is:<\/p>\n

How has your board adapted to this new environment in which we all operate?<\/strong><\/p>\n

To answer this, I present a checklist and pose some critical questions that might help your board think about how they will evolve and change.<\/p>\n

I’ve broken it down into three phases:<\/p>\n

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  1. Pre-Board Meeting<\/li>\n
  2. During the Board Meeting<\/li>\n
  3. Post-Board Meeting<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Pre-Board Meeting <\/h3>\n