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It may also support matters related to management performance.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":120,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":122,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":124,"site_id":56},175838,1791719710,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":127},{"doc_id":124,"user_id":128,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":129,"doc_module":9,"category_id":8,"category_name":11,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":130,"file_id":131,"file_url":132,"file_type":133,"file_size":134,"view_count":20,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":76,"language":135,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":136,"faqs":137,"seo_title":138,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":139,"read_time":9},7971461740909,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_155a257f0dc6eb9ab79c44ca47cae57d","AGENDA TEMPLATE\nForms of agendas\nHere we show the traditional form of agenda and the contemporary consent agenda, which identifies those things the governing group (in normal circumstances) notes but does not spend time on at the meeting.\nKey meeting principles:\nThe governing group agenda is owned by the chair.\nThe governing group’s time as far as possible is spent on strategic issues; looking forward not backward.\nRequests for permission, operational matters, routine correspondence and information ‘backgrounders’ imply flawed delegation and lack of direction to management about what needs to be reported.\nAgenda and papers are sent well in advance allowing governing group members time to properly prepare.\nWhere there is no management role, prepare and run two separate meetings with separate agendas to split the governing role from the operational role.\nTraditional governing group agenda\nContemporary (consent) governing group agenda\nA consent agenda includes a collection of items that do not require any discussion. This may include reports, decisions for ratification or material that has been adequately worked through in committee or by management. The governing group accepts or passes all items listed in one motion.\nGoverning group only time\nSometimes governing groups need time to ‘warm up’ as a group and will meet either socially ahead of the meeting for a period or begin the meeting with relatively unstructured ‘governing group only’ time. This may also be used for matters related to management’s performance.","cbCaipnkRdITgA0u","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipnkRdITgA0u","docx",22133,"English","# Forms of agendas\n## Key meeting principles\n## Traditional governing group agenda\n## Contemporary (consent) governing group agenda\n## Governing group only time","[{\"question\":\"What are the key meeting principles for a governing group agenda?\",\"answer\":\"The chair owns the agenda, strategic issues take priority, agendas and papers are sent early for preparation, and unclear delegation signals what must be reported. It also recommends separating governing and operational roles when management is not involved.\"},{\"question\":\"What is a consent agenda and how is it handled during the meeting?\",\"answer\":\"A consent agenda groups items that do not require discussion, such as reports and decisions for ratification. The governing group accepts or passes all items through one motion.\"},{\"question\":\"When should a governing group use “governing group only” time?\",\"answer\":\"It can be used when members need time to warm up socially before the meeting or to begin with relatively unstructured discussion. It may also support matters related to management performance.\"}]","Agenda Template - Key Meeting Principles and Consent Agenda | DOCX",1788322016]