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GRAB SOMETHING TO DRINK AND WE WILL BE WITH YOU SHORTLY!
GOOD MORNING & WELCOME
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Think IT Association was founded in 2009. Each group meets regularly in an informal, roundtable format with a different member from the group facilitating each session.
The IT Leadership group is designed for all levels of leaders within the IT space including: IT Managers, IT Directors, and VPs of IT within the Chicagoland area.
“To foster professional growth and development through the power of networking and collaboration.”
While there is no cost to be a member of Think IT, it is not FREE and we do ask that members invest their time and experience and be open to facilitating
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For more information on how we’re helping stay-at-home parents and veterans, contact:
Tom Parker - [email protected]
A big THANK YOU to our client partners that have hired our B2E participants!
Barriers to Entry – B2E
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a Proud Partner of
To date we have raised over $550,000 for Genesys Works via our
Think IT Golf Invitational, CIO Breakfast, and Link to Leadership program!
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Upcoming Meetings
Wednesday, April 17th – Quarterly Event
Location: Expedia Group; 500 W. Madison St., Suite #700, Chicago, IL 60661
Facilitator: Peter Wokwicz, CIO/COO/CEO
Topic: Blockchain for Business
Friday, May 3rd – Think IT Leadership
Downtown: Echo; 600 W. Chicago Ave. #725, Chicago, IL 60610
Suburbs: Elkay; 2222 Camden Ct, Oak Brook, IL 60523
Facilitator: Arif Kolko; VP of Product at Echo
Topic: TBD
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Find Your Nearby Connections In the Room
• Turn on your LinkedIn app on your phone.
• Click on the people at the bottom of the page
• Now click on “Find Nearby”
• Enjoy your new connections
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Preparing and Presenting to the Board of Directors
Karen Fedyszyn
Preparing & Presenting to the Board of DirectorsKaren Fedyszyn
April 2019
What is the BOD?▪ A group of people (directors) that jointly supervises an organization
• Based on government regulations (including shareholders for publicly traded companies)
• Companies constitution and bylaws• Often appoints the CEO
▪ The BOD has defined objectives• Meetings conducted based on rules & procedures defined for the BOD• The duties are fiduciary
▪ Comprised of committees• Executive• Finance• Governance & Nominating• Communication and Public Relations• Audit• Adhoc
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Who is on the BOD?
▪ Know your audience well• Research each member you interact with – Bloomberg, D&B, Reuters, news, etc.
• Attend any dinners or invites
• Listen
• Know who sits on which committee
• Understand their SME
• Interview internal directors to understand the players & the dynamics
▪ Review historical BOD Books (if you have access)• What’s the history of shared IT information
• How do risks relate to current IT issues
• Keep in mind the bigger picture
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Prepare Your Materials▪ A picture paints 1000 words
• Focus primarily on what the BOD needs to hear, not what you want to communicate• Simplify or chart portions of your information (trends, volumes)• Never drop open ended issues
• If you have an issue, what’s the plan• If the issue is incredibly new, it may be too soon to discuss
• Slides should be concise, particularly in IT• Align comments with board directives or issues• Only mention issues as they pertain to the committee directly• Anticipate questions you will be asked
▪ Review the entire BOD Book prior to the session – all sections• Review the action items, assignments and deadlines• Often the conversation and issues are a continuation or theme • Some things have been discussed for months or years…..• Understand the pace and cadence of change that occurs within the BOD and
assignments given to the executive leaders
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The Meeting is for the BOD
▪ Don’t be intimidated• Often the audience is very accomplished• Personalities can be larger than life• Outside Directors may sit on multiple boards
• Those linkages may influence their opinions
• 1+ days of meeting where your subject is less than 45 minutes can push your limits of concentration – get some rest
• It’s okay to say “I don’t know, but I’ll find the answer” – and follow through 100%
• Picture them naked??• Do not ask your colleague questions when they present, this is not a meeting• Leave yourself available during executive sessions• Realize all BODs are different, so if you change companies, start the process all
over and be specific to that BOD
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Wrap UP
▪ I hope this was helpful
▪ Did you get a golden nugget?
▪ Questions?
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Cooper’s Hawk & Centro for hosting and Karen Fedyszyn for Facilitating!
