Agenda Planning: What’s Missing?

Given the pressures on board time, it’s not surprising that some big issues and risk areas don’t get the attention needed, despite all the effort put into forward agenda planning. We often see boards not making quite enough space for dull or awkward topics which seem safe to play down, until suddenly it isn’t. In this Effective Board Bulletin we look at:

• What are the typical “big gaps” that we see in board agendas?
• What should you do to avoid these gaps?
• What might prevent boards from focusing on these missing issues and risks?