Simple tactics can help ensure board member engagement, rigorous discussions

Abstract

Does it sometimes seem like your board members get along too well? Is there a notable lack of spirited discussion at board meetings? Are there no dissenting voices, even when a seemingly polarizing topic is broached? It could be that conflict is being purposely avoided, even though a healthy dose of it is actually a good thing, according to Eugene Fram of the Saunders College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology.