round robin

Using the Round Robin Method for efficient board meetings

By Ann Macfarlane / May 30, 2019 / Comments Off

A robin with a red breast perches on a budding branch against a blurred green background, as if participating in nature's own round robin.

The simplest way to make board meetings more efficient is to use the Round Robin Method of discussion. In a round robin, each member of the body is given an opportunity to speak once before anyone may speak a second time, commonly by calling on the members around the table in turn. Sometimes, however, it’s…