Leadership WSSDA Group Project November 2013 Tom Albright, Janet Quinn & Paul Wagemann 1

Effective boards have a shared vision that includes perspectives of all board members. 2

1) clarify their individual vision, values and passion; 2) listen to and hear fellow board members to understand their vision, values and passion; 3) identify common ground and shared understanding. 3

1) Provide a tool which enhances a Board’s Self Evaluation Process 2) Help board members generate deep conversations leading to:  shared understanding  improve board working relationships  establish individual and collective board goals for improvement. 4

 Part One – Introduction of the tool  Part Two – Reflection and Discussion  Part Three – Sharing out  Part Four – Session Wrap-up 5

Reflecting on our unique boards:  One voice what does this mean?  Getting to shared understanding.  Generating deep conversation. 6

 Individual homework purpose and process  Group discussion purpose and process  Framework – how/when this tool might be used. 7

8  Desired Outcome: One collective goal your (fictitious) board can work on in the coming year.

 Group Discussion 9

 Final thoughts on process, etc. 10

Questions? 11