Board consultants are frequently called upon to "fix the board."  This is OK, the dialog of vendor and consumer has to start somewhere.  It is also true that CEOs and EDs are usually responsible for facilitating board development and are best able to squeeze funds for limited board development facilitation from somewhere.

However, literature and experience shows us that people cannot be made better by force, without their consent.  It is prudent and necessary to insure that the board desires this assistance and is willing to make the three part investment:  money, time and action.  The cost in funds, while the major barrier to many potential facilitated efforts, is not the hardest part.  The time part, using available meeting time, can even be negotiated in most cases. 

But it is the action, the will to learn and behave differently that is the dearest cost and most critical to success.  To bend a phrase:  without motivation there is no movement.  Consultation and consent of formal board leaders and major skeptics is the bare minimum preparation that ethics and best practices demand before launching an effective change process.

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