Board of Directors blogs focus on how to become a productive board member and how to establish governance priorities and best practices. They also address specific issues for employee stock ownership plans (“ESOP”) owned companies, and other issues relevant to directors’ boards generally.

Good governance means a board that is interested, curious in the larger goals of the organization and comfortable in a marketplace or the world in which the business wishes to make an impact. It also means that the board is able to speak up when they spot problems and is coachable. It’s a clear structure that balances the power. However, it doesn’t always work well.

It could be due to a lack of interest, the culture of their companies or their personal personalities Board board individuals members often are uninterested and bored. Many board members don’t know what their job is. Others are aware that they’ren’t performing at their best.

This article focuses on the second group of people who have been offered (or are currently pursuing) seats on governance boards, but have a hard time being active and productive. This isn’t a slam on Johns and Daves but rather a re-examination of the process to get board positions (and C-level positions). The article offers a few fundamentals to help change the game. The diversity of thought is usually accomplished through differences in age, gender and ethnicity, upbringing context and experience.