{"id":6377,"date":"2016-08-10T16:48:14","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T16:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.naylor.com\/associationadviser\/?p=6377"},"modified":"2019-03-14T18:48:23","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T18:48:23","slug":"association-boards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naylor.com\/associationadviser\/association-boards\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Association Boards Larger Than You Might Think"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Board<\/p>\n

Early results of our unscientific reader poll show that association boardrooms won\u2019t be downsizing any time soon.<\/p>\n

More than two in five associations (43 percent) report having boards of 21 or more members. Nearly three in 10 respondents (29 percent) reported having boards of 11 to 20 members and another 29 percent had boards of 10 or fewer members.<\/p>\n

While these early findings may be surprising to many in this do-less-with-more era, it\u2019s worth noting that an earlier reader poll found that \u201cLeadership\/Consensus Building Skills\u201d (cited by 33 percent) were the skills that our readers were most likely to say they wish they had developed more fully earlier in their careers.<\/p>\n

How many members are on your board of directors?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
21 or more<\/strong><\/td>\n43%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11 to 20<\/td>\n29%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10 or fewer<\/td>\n29%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Source: <\/em>Association Adviser eNews and Naylor Association Solutions, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cOur board has a big representation due to all the different segments we serve,\u201d noted Michael Dunham<\/strong>, CEO of the\u00a0Associated General Contractors of Georgia, Inc. in our recent Corner Office profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know the trend is toward smaller boards, but I like having a big board,” he said. “It\u2019s 31 people with a different admiral to lead them every year. The management of that process \u2014 getting all those people up to speed so they are effective right from the beginning of their term \u2014 is quite an art form.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Early results of our reader poll show that association boards won\u2019t be downsizing any time soon. 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