Questions for Your Next Board Meeting

As a board member, it’s critical to ensure your organization is ready for whatever lies just beyond the horizon. In this series of articles, we present five critical questions to ask and central topics to discuss at your board meetings to help ensure that your organization is prepared to weather whatever challenges the future holds. These discussions should help your organization adapt to changing landscapes and find both immediate and long-term success.

In this article, you will find responses to these five questions:

1. How is the company adapting to inflation and economic uncertainty? 
2. How is the organization managing current and future staffing needs? 
3. Does the board integrate enterprise risk management in its review?
4. In the event of a cyber-incident at the organization, what is the board’s role? 
5. Are board materials sufficient and focused on board-level priorities?