What you'll achieve
We help you identify the causes of the tensions and suggest ways to move beyond those points and identify a way to work together
Back to ideas
Resolving tension between the board and the executive
Challenge
Signs you need board and executive mediation
There is palpable tension between (parts of) the Board and the Executive, on key matters that need resolving
How a Nonprofit Builder consultant helps
- Diagnose the sources of tension through confidential conversations, facilitate structured dialogue on the issues that matter most, and support both sides to agree healthier ways of working together.
Key deliverables
- Governance tension diagnosis, facilitated board-executive session, clarified roles and expectations, agreed ways-of-working commitments, follow-up recommendations.
Interested in this project?
Talk to our team about how a consultant can tailor this project to your organisation - and how to get started on the platform.
Related projects
More from Governance & board developmentBoard effectiveness assessment & development
Challenge:
“Your board meetings feel procedural rather than strategic — trustees are disengaged, contributions are uneven, and the board is not adding the value it should.”
Board recruitment & induction support
Challenge:
“You struggle to find trustees with the right skills — and when you do recruit, new board members take far too long to become useful contributors.”
Board reporting, data and information
Challenge:
“Your Board feels it does not have the right information to function properly”