Public Sector Governance
Board Succession
Public Sector Board Succession
Board succession is a necessary component of board effectiveness and directly impacts the sustainability of the nonprofit organization.
- Effective planning for new nonprofit board members enhances the composition of the board.
- Board succession addresses the need for genuinely engaged individuals to support the nonprofit in its efforts to fulfill its mission.
- XCEO offers the most robust board succession offering to select and groom aspiring individuals pursuing excellence in board performance.
- XCEO Board Succession provides three times (3x) the value at one-third (1/3) the cost.
XCEO Board Succession
XCEO Board Succession is four (4) rich and comprehensive components:
BASE (Board Attributes, Skills, Experiences Analysis)
- XCEO collaborates with the nonprofit organization and defines the appropriate skills and experiences necessary to successfully fill a position on the board.
- XCEO engages each board member in the BASE Analysis (Board Attributes, Skills and Experiences) which identifies gaps of particular skills and experiences.
- XCEO creates the specifications for the search.
The Search Process
- XCEO searches and identifies the best highly qualified and experienced candidates from our pool of existing clients and prospects.
- XCEO conducts interviews vetting those that exhibit the personal and professional qualities to best serve the nonprofit.
- XCEO presents qualified candidates until a selection has been made.
The On-Boarding Process
- XCEO facilitates a collaborative process over a twelve (12) month period with the selected candidate and the nonprofit.
- XCEO offers unique and effective tools and services to assist the candidate in identifying, assessing, and improving their current performance abilities in board knowledge, attitudes and behaviors.
- XCEO coordinates participation of the candidate with activities specific to the nonprofit organization to acclimate him or her to staff, programs and clients of the nonprofit.
Ongoing Development
- XCEO will continue the relationship with the newly placed board member to support that individual as he or she continues to evolve as a highly effective director.
XCEO offers a powerful combination of highly skilled and knowledgeable consultants with rich and comprehensive state-of-the-art evaluation tools to provide the ultimate in service to clients searching for the best qualified and highly aspirational individuals for board service.