Board members Quote by Charlie Munger

Being on a board is not just about showing up for the meetings. A board member needs to materially contribute to the success of…

— Scott Weiss

Board meetings should not be for the benefit of the board. They should be for the benefit of the CEO and the senior team.

— Fred Wilson

When players leave, you gotta be aligned with the people that are in charge and the people you're working with every single day.

— Billy Donovan

Be as polite to the custodian as you are to the chairman of the board.

— H. Jackson Brown, Jr

“The boards as top leadership team can no longer avoid, delegate, or ignore the need for technical competency among their ranks.”

— Pearl Zhu

There is a time to take a stand and there is a time to take your leave.

— Chip Ingram

It is so hard to leave-until you leave.

— John Green

“Effective board meetings encourage active participation from all board members, fostering a culture of open communication and respectful debate.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“Good strategy requires board members to think beyond the boardroom and recognize and reward employees who demonstrate stewardship behaviors.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

Sometimes it take courage to leave.

— Ann Rinaldi

Any committee that is the slightest use is composed of people who are too busy to want to sit on it for a second…

— Katharine Whitehorn

A decision is what a man makes when he can't find anybody to serve on a committee.

— Fletcher Knebel