A question of balance
A guide to the chair/chief executive relationship
A guide for charity chairs and chief executives on building a working relationship. Based on interviews with 22 chairs and chief executives, it weighs different approaches to the chair's part in day-to-day operations, who represents the charity in public, how close the two should be and how to balance challenge and support. It finds no single formula, so it asks both people to be self-aware, invest time and adjust when the relationship is not working.
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Ruth Lesirge, Ros Oakley (2015). A question of balance: A guide to the chair/chief executive relationship. Association of Chairs. https://www.associationofchairs.org.uk/resources/download-qob/
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